Close to Old Gold

#CDB441

#CDB441 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 70.6% green, and 25.5% blue. Its hue is 49°, with 58% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

2.06:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

10.20:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.06:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

10.20:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CDB441 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CDB441
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #CDB441

What color is #CDB441?

#CDB441 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 70.6% green, and 25.5% blue. Its hue is 49°, with 58% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CDB441 in RGB?

#CDB441 is rgb(205, 180, 65): 205 red, 180 green, and 65 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CDB441 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 12, 68, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CDB441?

PANTONE 460 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CDB441?

Its complement #AEADFC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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