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#C9B341

#c9b341 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c9b341 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 70.2% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.95% magenta, 67.66% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 50.29°, with 55.74% saturation and 52.16% 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 10.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 1.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4504

Complementary

  1. #c9b341
  2. #4157c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9b341
  2. #419bc9
  3. #6f41c9

Analogous

  1. #c96f41
  2. #c9b341
  3. #9bc941

Triadic

  1. #c9b341
  2. #41c9b3
  3. #b341c9

Tetradic

  1. #c9b341
  2. #57c941
  3. #4157c9
  4. #b341c9

Square

  1. #c9b341
  2. #41c96f
  3. #4157c9
  4. #c9419b

Monochromatic

  1. #584e19
  2. #94822a
  3. #c9b341
  4. #dacb7d
  5. #ebe3b8

Shades

#c9b341 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9b341
  2. #b5a13b
  3. #a18f34
  4. #8d7d2e
  5. #796b27
  6. #655a21
  7. #50481a
  8. #3c3614
  9. #28240d
  10. #141207
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9b341 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9b341
  2. #cebb54
  3. #d4c267
  4. #d9ca7a
  5. #dfd18d
  6. #e4d9a0
  7. #e9e1b3
  8. #efe8c6
  9. #f4f0d9
  10. #faf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9b341 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9b341
  2. #c2ae47
  3. #baa94e
  4. #b3a454
  5. #ac9f5a
  6. #a59a61
  7. #9d9467
  8. #968f6d
  9. #8f8a73
  10. #87857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4af32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab647 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8a69c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6b038 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cab545 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2ab81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9b341 {
  color: #c9b341;
}
Background
.bg-c9b341 {
  background-color: #c9b341;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9b341 {
  border: 2px solid #c9b341;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9b341;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 179 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 56% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9b341 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9b341, #9bc941);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9b341 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 179 65 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 1.53 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 3.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.25 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.92 #364cbe Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c9b341  rgb(201, 179, 65)  hsl(50, 56%, 52%)  Old Gold
#4157c9  rgb(65, 87, 201)  hsl(230, 56%, 52%)  Iris
#41c9b3  rgb(65, 201, 179)  hsl(170, 56%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b341c9  rgb(179, 65, 201)  hsl(290, 56%, 52%)  Medium Orchid