#cba40f Color Information

#cba40f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cba40f. In RGB, it consists of 79.6% Red, 64.3% Green, and 5.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 19.2% Magenta, 92.6% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 47.6°, with saturation of 86.2% and lightness of 42.7%. The decimal value for #cba40f is 13345807, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9900. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cba40f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#cba40f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color203, 164, 15 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.6%, 64.3%, 5.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.204, 0.357, 0.941 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.192, 0.926, 0.204 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color47.6°, 86.2%, 42.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color47.6°, 92.6%, 79.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color37.990, 39.282, 6.032 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color64, 203, 15 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13345807 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color68.955, 2.126, 70.232 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)68.955, 70.265, 88.266 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color68.955, 33.745, 71.280 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.675, -1.485, 38.167 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.456, 0.472, 39.282 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291535887 / 0xffcba40f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9900 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #cba40f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cba40f, its pure hue is 47.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.2%, and its lightness is 42.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cba40f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #191502 to #b2900d.

Tints of #cba40f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cba40f, its pure hue is 47.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.2%, and its lightness is 42.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cba40f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d2af2d to #f9f4e1.

Tones of #cba40f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cba40f, its pure hue is 47.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cba40f, which range from #6d6d6d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #daad00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cba40f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cba40f! For #cba40f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cba40f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cba40f

This color, #cba40f, consists of 79.6% Red, 64.3% Green, and 5.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 203, Green = 164, Blue = 15. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cba40f is 0% Cyan, 19.2% Magenta, 92.6% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.6%
C0.0%
G64.3%
M19.2%
B5.9%
Y92.6%
K20.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 203 164 15
Octal 313 244 17
Hexa #cb #a4 #0f
Binary 11001011 10100100 00001111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 19 92 20
Octal 0 23 134 24
Hexa #00 #13 #5c #14
Binary 00000000 00010011 01011100 00010100

Analogous Colors of #cba40f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cba40f — which has hue 47.6° — its analogous colors are located at 17.6° and 77.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cba40f.

Triadic Colors of #cba40f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cba40f — which has hue 47.6° — its triadic colors are located at 47.6° and 287.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cba40f.

Complementary Color of #cba40f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cba40f — which has hue 47.6° — its complementary color is located at 227.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cba40f.

Split Complementary Colors of #cba40f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cba40f — which has hue 47.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 47.6° and 257.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cba40f.

Tetradic Colors of #cba40f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cba40f — which has hue 47.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 317.6°, 47.6°, 137.6°, and 227.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cba40f.

Monochromatic Colors of #cba40f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cba40f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #62500b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f9d54e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cba40f

We want to make getting started with #cba40f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cba40f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cba40f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cba40f with other HTML elements.

#cba40f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cba40f.
<span style="color: #cba40f;">The color of this text is #cba40f.</span>

#cba40f Background Color

The background color for this text is #cba40f.
<div style="background-color: #cba40f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cba40f.</div>

#cba40f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cba40f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cba40f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cba40f.</span>

#cba40f Border Color

This is a div with border color #cba40f.
<div style="border: #cba40f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cba40f.</div>

#cba40f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cba40f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cba40f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cba40f on a white background.</div></div>

#cba40f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cba40f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cba40f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cba40f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cba40f to White

This is a gradient from #cba40f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cba40f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cba40f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cba40f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cba40f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cba40f to white.</div>

Gradient from #cba40f to Black

This is a gradient from #cba40f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cba40f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cba40f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cba40f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cba40f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cba40f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cba40f

In addition to using #cba40f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cba40f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cba40f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 203, Green = 164, Blue = 15). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cba40f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cba40f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(203, 164, 15)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cba40f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cba40f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cba40f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(203, 164, 15);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cba40f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:203, green:164, blue:15, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:203 green:164 blue:15 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(203f, 164f, 15f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(203, 164, 15);
 

#cba40f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cba40f the same way. For those with color blindness, #cba40f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cba40f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cba40f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cba40f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cba40f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cba40f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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