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#DBBB2D

#dbbb2d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbb2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 79.45% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 48.97°, with 70.73% saturation and 51.76% 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.5079

Complementary

  1. #dbbb2d
  2. #2d4ddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbb2d
  2. #2da4db
  3. #642ddb

Analogous

  1. #db642d
  2. #dbbb2d
  3. #a4db2d

Triadic

  1. #dbbb2d
  2. #2ddbbb
  3. #bb2ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbb2d
  2. #4ddb2d
  3. #2d4ddb
  4. #bb2ddb

Square

  1. #dbbb2d
  2. #2ddb64
  3. #2d4ddb
  4. #db2da4

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5010
  2. #a0881b
  3. #dbbb2d
  4. #e6d06e
  5. #f1e5b0

Shades

#dbbb2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbb2d
  2. #c5a829
  3. #af9624
  4. #998320
  5. #83701b
  6. #6e5e17
  7. #584b12
  8. #42380e
  9. #2c2509
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbb2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbb2d
  2. #dfc242
  3. #e2c957
  4. #e6cf6c
  5. #e9d681
  6. #eddd96
  7. #f1e4ab
  8. #f4ebc0
  9. #f8f1d5
  10. #fbf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbb2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbb2d
  2. #d2b535
  3. #c9af3e
  4. #c0a946
  5. #b7a34e
  6. #ae9e57
  7. #a4985f
  8. #9b9267
  9. #928c6f
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabc98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb703 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c137 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b91b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbb2d {
  color: #dbbb2d;
}
Background
.bg-dbbb2d {
  background-color: #dbbb2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbb2d {
  border: 2px solid #dbbb2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbb2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbb2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbb2d, #a4db2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbb2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 45 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.92 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.45 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.03 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.19 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.39 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.85 #2444d2 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbb2d  rgb(219, 187, 45)  hsl(49, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2d4ddb  rgb(45, 77, 219)  hsl(229, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#2ddbbb  rgb(45, 219, 187)  hsl(169, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bb2ddb  rgb(187, 45, 219)  hsl(289, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple