Close to Old Gold

#CFB035

#CFB035 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 69% green, and 20.8% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 62% saturation and 51% 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

2.12:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

9.91:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

2.12:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

9.91:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CFB035 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CFB035
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 #CFB035

What color is #CFB035?

#CFB035 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Old Gold. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 69% green, and 20.8% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 62% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CFB035 in RGB?

#CFB035 is rgb(207, 176, 53): 207 red, 176 green, and 53 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CFB035 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 15, 74, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CFB035?

PANTONE 103 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #CFB035?

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

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