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#CBB501

#cbb501 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cbb501 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 70.98% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.84% magenta, 99.51% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 53.47°, with 99.02% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.4575

Complementary

  1. #cbb501
  2. #0117cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb501
  2. #017ccb
  3. #5001cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5001
  2. #cbb501
  3. #7ccb01

Triadic

  1. #cbb501
  2. #01cbb5
  3. #b501cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb501
  2. #17cb01
  3. #0117cb
  4. #b501cb

Square

  1. #cbb501
  2. #01cb50
  3. #0117cb
  4. #cb017c

Monochromatic

  1. #332d00
  2. #7f7101
  3. #cbb501
  4. #fee51b
  5. #feee67

Shades

#cbb501 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb501
  2. #b7a301
  3. #a29101
  4. #8e7f01
  5. #7a6d01
  6. #665b01
  7. #514800
  8. #3d3600
  9. #292400
  10. #141200
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb501 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb501
  2. #d0bc1a
  3. #d5c434
  4. #dbcb4d
  5. #e0d367
  6. #e5da80
  7. #eae199
  8. #efe9b3
  9. #f5f0cc
  10. #faf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb501 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb501
  2. #c4b00e
  3. #bcaa1a
  4. #b5a527
  5. #ada034
  6. #a69b41
  7. #9e954d
  8. #97905a
  9. #8f8b67
  10. #888573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb58f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb81e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dca69a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdb716 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5ac7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb501 {
  color: #cbb501;
}
Background
.bg-cbb501 {
  background-color: #cbb501;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb501 {
  border: 2px solid #cbb501;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb501;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 181 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb501 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb501, #7ccb01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb501 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 181 1 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.48 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.19 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.69 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.93 #344afe Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbb501  rgb(203, 181, 1)  hsl(53, 99%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0117cb  rgb(1, 23, 203)  hsl(233, 99%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#01cbb5  rgb(1, 203, 181)  hsl(173, 99%, 40%)  Turquoise
#b501cb  rgb(181, 1, 203)  hsl(293, 99%, 40%)  Dark Orchid