Yellow color

Antique Gold #CFB53B

#CFB53B · rgb(207, 181, 59)

Antique Gold is the color #CFB53B. In RGB it is rgb(207, 181, 59) — 81% red, 71% green and 23% blue. Its CMYK breakdown is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 71% yellow and 19% black, and in HSL it sits at 49° hue, 61% saturation and 52% lightness. Antique Gold is not a standard CSS color name; the nearest web color is Goldenrod (#DAA520). The closest web-safe color is #CCCC33.

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Antique Gold color codes

Hex#CFB53B

RGBrgb(207, 181, 59)

RGB %81%, 71%, 23%

HSLhsl(49, 61%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49, 71%, 81%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 71%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(77% 0.139 97)

Closest web-safe#CCCC33

Antique Gold color meaning

Antique Gold is a balanced and versatile yellow — a warm color at 52% lightness and 61% saturation. Like other yellows, it is linked with optimism, happiness and attention. It is the most visible hue in daylight, so it reads as sunny and cheerful but can tire the eye in large areas.

Because it is balanced and versatile, antique gold works best for brand colors, illustration, furnishings and accents. As text on white it would be too faint (2.0:1), so use it for fills and backgrounds and put black text on top (10.3:1).

What colors go with Antique Gold?

Antique Gold pairs well with Cerulean, Chocolate, Yellow Green and Linen: Cerulean sits close to its opposite on the color wheel for strong contrast, Chocolate and Yellow Green are neighbors that keep a scheme calm, and Linen gives the eye somewhere to rest.

Build a full scheme around antique gold in the color matcher, blend it with another color in the color mixer, or copy ready-made HTML and CSS from the HTML color picker.

Antique Gold at a glance

Color family	Yellow · warm, balanced and versatile
CSS color name	No — nearest keyword is Goldenrod (#DAA520)
As text on white	2.03:1 — not readable as text
Best text on it	Black (10.33:1)
For print (CMYK)	0% cyan, 13% magenta, 71% yellow, 19% black
Full screen	Open the antique gold screen — fill your display or download it in 4K

Contrast

Contrast ratio of Antique Gold against white and black text (WCAG 2.1 needs 4.5:1 for body text).

White text — 2.03:1 Black text — 10.33:1

Shades, tints & tones

Shades — toward black

Tints — toward white

Tones — toward gray

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Antique Gold color FAQ

What is the hex code for Antique Gold?

Antique Gold is #CFB53B, which is rgb(207, 181, 59) and hsl(49, 61%, 52%). For print it is roughly C0 M13 Y71 K19.

What colors go with Antique Gold?

Antique Gold pairs well with Cerulean, Chocolate, Yellow Green, Linen. Cerulean gives the strongest contrast, being close to its complementary color. Neutrals such as Linen also work well alongside it.

Is Antique Gold a warm or cool color?

Antique Gold is a warm color: its hue is 49°, on the red, orange and yellow side of the color wheel.

What text color looks best on Antique Gold?

Black text, with a contrast ratio of 10.3:1, which meets WCAG AA for normal text.