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#DBBB2A

#dbbb2a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbb2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 73.33% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 80.82% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 49.15°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.5077

Complementary

  1. #dbbb2a
  2. #2a4adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbb2a
  2. #2aa3db
  3. #632adb

Analogous

  1. #db632a
  2. #dbbb2a
  3. #a3db2a

Triadic

  1. #dbbb2a
  2. #2adbbb
  3. #bb2adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbb2a
  2. #4adb2a
  3. #2a4adb
  4. #bb2adb

Square

  1. #dbbb2a
  2. #2adb63
  3. #2a4adb
  4. #db2aa3

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4f10
  2. #9e861b
  3. #dbbb2a
  4. #e6d06b
  5. #f1e5ad

Shades

#dbbb2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbb2a
  2. #c5a826
  3. #af9622
  4. #99831d
  5. #837019
  6. #6e5e15
  7. #584b11
  8. #42380d
  9. #2c2508
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbb2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbb2a
  2. #dfc23f
  3. #e2c955
  4. #e6cf6a
  5. #e9d67f
  6. #eddd95
  7. #f1e4aa
  8. #f4ebbf
  9. #f8f1d4
  10. #fbf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbb2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbb2a
  2. #d2b533
  3. #c9af3b
  4. #c0a944
  5. #b7a34c
  6. #ae9e55
  7. #a4985e
  8. #9b9266
  9. #928c6f
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabc98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c135 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b916 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbb2a {
  color: #dbbb2a;
}
Background
.bg-dbbb2a {
  background-color: #dbbb2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbb2a {
  border: 2px solid #dbbb2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbb2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbb2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbb2a, #a3db2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbb2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 42 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.55 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.04 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.11 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.28 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.85 #2444d5 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbb2a  rgb(219, 187, 42)  hsl(49, 71%, 51%)  Old Gold
#2a4adb  rgb(42, 74, 219)  hsl(229, 71%, 51%)  Iris
#2adbbb  rgb(42, 219, 187)  hsl(169, 71%, 51%)  Turquoise
#bb2adb  rgb(187, 42, 219)  hsl(289, 71%, 51%)  Electric Purple