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#CFBE3A

#cfbe3a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfbe3a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 74.51% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.21% magenta, 71.98% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 53.15°, with 60.82% saturation and 51.96% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.504

Complementary

  1. #cfbe3a
  2. #3a4bcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbe3a
  2. #3a96cf
  3. #733acf

Analogous

  1. #cf733a
  2. #cfbe3a
  3. #96cf3a

Triadic

  1. #cfbe3a
  2. #3acfbe
  3. #be3acf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbe3a
  2. #4bcf3a
  3. #3a4bcf
  4. #be3acf

Square

  1. #cfbe3a
  2. #3acf73
  3. #3a4bcf
  4. #cf3a96

Monochromatic

  1. #5a5216
  2. #988a25
  3. #cfbe3a
  4. #ded278
  5. #ede7b5

Shades

#cfbe3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbe3a
  2. #baab34
  3. #a6982e
  4. #918529
  5. #7c7223
  6. #685f1d
  7. #534c17
  8. #3e3911
  9. #29260c
  10. #151306
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbe3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbe3a
  2. #d4c54e
  3. #d9cb61
  4. #ddd275
  5. #e2d889
  6. #e7df9d
  7. #ece5b0
  8. #f1ecc4
  9. #f5f2d8
  10. #faf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbe3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbe3a
  2. #c7b841
  3. #bfb248
  4. #b7ab4f
  5. #afa556
  6. #a89f5d
  7. #a09964
  8. #98936b
  9. #908c72
  10. #888679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4bd99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b824 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfb0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfbb2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2bf3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9b686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbe3a {
  color: #cfbe3a;
}
Background
.bg-cfbe3a {
  background-color: #cfbe3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbe3a {
  border: 2px solid #cfbe3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbe3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 190 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 61% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbe3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbe3a, #96cf3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbe3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 190 58 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.53 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.56 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.41 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.45 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.03 #3041c5 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cfbe3a  rgb(207, 190, 58)  hsl(53, 61%, 52%)  Old Gold
#3a4bcf  rgb(58, 75, 207)  hsl(233, 61%, 52%)  Iris
#3acfbe  rgb(58, 207, 190)  hsl(173, 61%, 52%)  Turquoise
#be3acf  rgb(190, 58, 207)  hsl(293, 61%, 52%)  Medium Orchid