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#CDBE22

#cdbe22 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdbe22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 74.51% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.32% magenta, 83.41% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 54.74°, with 71.55% saturation and 46.86% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4992

Complementary

  1. #cdbe22
  2. #2231cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbe22
  2. #2286cd
  3. #6922cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6922
  2. #cdbe22
  3. #86cd22

Triadic

  1. #cdbe22
  2. #22cdbe
  3. #be22cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbe22
  2. #31cd22
  3. #2231cd
  4. #be22cd

Square

  1. #cdbe22
  2. #22cd69
  3. #2231cd
  4. #cd2286

Monochromatic

  1. #4a440c
  2. #8b8117
  3. #cdbe22
  4. #e3d758
  5. #eee79a

Shades

#cdbe22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbe22
  2. #b9ab1f
  3. #a4981b
  4. #908518
  5. #7b7214
  6. #675f11
  7. #524c0e
  8. #3e390a
  9. #292607
  10. #151303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbe22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbe22
  2. #d2c538
  3. #d7cb4e
  4. #dcd264
  5. #e1d87a
  6. #e6df91
  7. #ebe5a7
  8. #f0ecbd
  9. #f5f2d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbe22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbe22
  2. #c5b82b
  3. #beb235
  4. #b6ab3e
  5. #aea548
  6. #a79f51
  7. #9f995a
  8. #979364
  9. #8f8c6d
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bc96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfba01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2be2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbe22 {
  color: #cdbe22;
}
Background
.bg-cdbe22 {
  background-color: #cdbe22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbe22 {
  border: 2px solid #cdbe22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbe22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbe22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbe22, #86cd22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbe22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.40 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.45 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.04 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.39 #3241dd Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdbe22  rgb(205, 190, 34)  hsl(55, 72%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2231cd  rgb(34, 49, 205)  hsl(235, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#22cdbe  rgb(34, 205, 190)  hsl(175, 72%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#be22cd  rgb(190, 34, 205)  hsl(295, 72%, 47%)  Dark Orchid