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#CDBE4E

#cdbe4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdbe4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 74.51% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.32% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 52.91°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.5036

Complementary

  1. #cdbe4e
  2. #4e5dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbe4e
  2. #4e9dcd
  3. #7e4ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd7e4e
  2. #cdbe4e
  3. #9dcd4e

Triadic

  1. #cdbe4e
  2. #4ecdbe
  3. #be4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbe4e
  2. #5dcd4e
  3. #4e5dcd
  4. #be4ecd

Square

  1. #cdbe4e
  2. #4ecd7e
  3. #4e5dcd
  4. #cd4e9d

Monochromatic

  1. #655d1d
  2. #a1932d
  3. #cdbe4e
  4. #ded48a
  5. #efeac5

Shades

#cdbe4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbe4e
  2. #b9ab46
  3. #a4983e
  4. #908537
  5. #7b722f
  6. #675f27
  7. #524c1f
  8. #3e3917
  9. #292610
  10. #151308
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbe4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbe4e
  2. #d2c560
  3. #d7cb71
  4. #dcd283
  5. #e1d895
  6. #e6dfa7
  7. #ebe5b8
  8. #f0ecca
  9. #f5f2dc
  10. #faf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbe4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbe4e
  2. #c5b853
  3. #beb258
  4. #b6ab5d
  5. #aea562
  6. #a79f67
  7. #9f996c
  8. #979371
  9. #8f8c76
  10. #88867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bd9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb941 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bf54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb2a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cebb47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1bf52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6b78b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbe4e {
  color: #cdbe4e;
}
Background
.bg-cdbe4e {
  background-color: #cdbe4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbe4e {
  border: 2px solid #cdbe4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbe4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbe4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbe4e, #9dcd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbe4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 3.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.26 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.65 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.70 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.92 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.61 #3241b1 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdbe4e  rgb(205, 190, 78)  hsl(53, 56%, 55%)  Old Gold
#4e5dcd  rgb(78, 93, 205)  hsl(233, 56%, 55%)  Slate Blue
#4ecdbe  rgb(78, 205, 190)  hsl(173, 56%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#be4ecd  rgb(190, 78, 205)  hsl(293, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid