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#CBB129

#cbb129 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbb129 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 69.41% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.81% magenta, 79.8% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 50.37°, with 66.39% saturation and 47.84% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.443

Complementary

  1. #cbb129
  2. #2943cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb129
  2. #2994cb
  3. #6029cb

Analogous

  1. #cb6029
  2. #cbb129
  3. #94cb29

Triadic

  1. #cbb129
  2. #29cbb1
  3. #b129cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb129
  2. #43cb29
  3. #2943cb
  4. #b129cb

Square

  1. #cbb129
  2. #29cb60
  3. #2943cb
  4. #cb2994

Monochromatic

  1. #4c420f
  2. #8b791c
  3. #cbb129
  4. #dfcb61
  5. #ece0a1

Shades

#cbb129 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb129
  2. #b79f25
  3. #a28e21
  4. #8e7c1d
  5. #7a6a19
  6. #665915
  7. #514710
  8. #3d350c
  9. #292308
  10. #141204
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb129 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb129
  2. #d0b93e
  3. #d5c154
  4. #dbc869
  5. #e0d07f
  6. #e5d894
  7. #eae0a9
  8. #efe8bf
  9. #f5efd4
  10. #faf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb129 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb129
  2. #c4ac32
  3. #bca73a
  4. #b5a243
  5. #ad9d4c
  6. #a69955
  7. #9e945d
  8. #978f66
  9. #8f8a6f
  10. #888577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb18f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dca398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7ae17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbb42f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5a97b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb129 {
  color: #cbb129;
}
Background
.bg-cbb129 {
  background-color: #cbb129;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb129 {
  border: 2px solid #cbb129;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb129;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 177 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb129 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb129, #94cb29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb129 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 177 41 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 1.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.55 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.45 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.26 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.89 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.15 #344ed6 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbb129  rgb(203, 177, 41)  hsl(50, 66%, 48%)  Old Gold
#2943cb  rgb(41, 67, 203)  hsl(230, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#29cbb1  rgb(41, 203, 177)  hsl(170, 66%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b129cb  rgb(177, 41, 203)  hsl(290, 66%, 48%)  Dark Orchid