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#C8BE21

#c8be21 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8be21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 83.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 56.41°, with 71.67% saturation and 45.69% 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 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.4922

Complementary

  1. #c8be21
  2. #212bc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8be21
  2. #217fc8
  3. #6b21c8

Analogous

  1. #c86b21
  2. #c8be21
  3. #7fc821

Triadic

  1. #c8be21
  2. #21c8be
  3. #be21c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8be21
  2. #2bc821
  3. #212bc8
  4. #be21c8

Square

  1. #c8be21
  2. #21c86b
  3. #212bc8
  4. #c8217f

Monochromatic

  1. #45410b
  2. #868016
  3. #c8be21
  4. #e3da53
  5. #ede895

Shades

#c8be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8be21
  2. #b4ab1e
  3. #a0981a
  4. #8c8517
  5. #787214
  6. #645f11
  7. #504c0d
  8. #3c390a
  9. #282607
  10. #141303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8be21
  2. #cec537
  3. #d3cb4d
  4. #d9d264
  5. #ded87a
  6. #e4df90
  7. #e9e5a6
  8. #efecbc
  9. #f4f2d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8be21
  2. #c1b82b
  3. #bab234
  4. #b2ab3e
  5. #aba547
  6. #a49f51
  7. #9d995a
  8. #969364
  9. #8e8c6d
  10. #878677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bc95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7b0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfbd2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1b682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8be21 {
  color: #c8be21;
}
Background
.bg-c8be21 {
  background-color: #c8be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8be21 {
  border: 2px solid #c8be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8be21, #7fc821);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.26 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.45 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.81 #3741de Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c8be21  rgb(200, 190, 33)  hsl(56, 72%, 46%)  Old Gold
#212bc8  rgb(33, 43, 200)  hsl(236, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#21c8be  rgb(33, 200, 190)  hsl(176, 72%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#be21c8  rgb(190, 33, 200)  hsl(296, 72%, 46%)  Dark Orchid