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#CFBF23

#cfbf23 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfbf23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 74.9% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 83.09% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 54.42°, with 71.07% saturation and 47.45% 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5065

Complementary

  1. #cfbf23
  2. #2333cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbf23
  2. #2389cf
  3. #6923cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6923
  2. #cfbf23
  3. #89cf23

Triadic

  1. #cfbf23
  2. #23cfbf
  3. #bf23cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbf23
  2. #33cf23
  3. #2333cf
  4. #bf23cf

Square

  1. #cfbf23
  2. #23cf69
  3. #2333cf
  4. #cf2389

Monochromatic

  1. #4c460d
  2. #8e8318
  3. #cfbf23
  4. #e3d75b
  5. #eee79d

Shades

#cfbf23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbf23
  2. #baac20
  3. #a6991c
  4. #918619
  5. #7c7315
  6. #686012
  7. #534c0e
  8. #3e390b
  9. #292607
  10. #151304
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbf23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbf23
  2. #d4c539
  3. #d9cc4f
  4. #ddd265
  5. #e2d97b
  6. #e7df91
  7. #ece5a7
  8. #f1ecbd
  9. #f5f2d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbf23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbf23
  2. #c7b92c
  3. #bfb236
  4. #b7ac3f
  5. #afa648
  6. #a8a052
  7. #a0995b
  8. #989364
  9. #908d6d
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4be97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c031 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfb1a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bb03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3bf2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9b783 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbf23 {
  color: #cfbf23;
}
Background
.bg-cfbf23 {
  background-color: #cfbf23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbf23 {
  border: 2px solid #cfbf23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbf23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 191 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbf23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbf23, #89cf23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbf23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 191 35 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.90 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.37 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.66 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.21 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.21 #3040dc Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cfbf23  rgb(207, 191, 35)  hsl(54, 71%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2333cf  rgb(35, 51, 207)  hsl(234, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#23cfbf  rgb(35, 207, 191)  hsl(174, 71%, 47%)  Turquoise
#bf23cf  rgb(191, 35, 207)  hsl(294, 71%, 47%)  Electric Purple