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#DBBB4E

#dbbb4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbb4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 46.38°, with 66.2% saturation and 58.24% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.5115

Complementary

  1. #dbbb4e
  2. #4e6edb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbb4e
  2. #4eb5db
  3. #754edb

Analogous

  1. #db754e
  2. #dbbb4e
  3. #b5db4e

Triadic

  1. #dbbb4e
  2. #4edbbb
  3. #bb4edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbb4e
  2. #6edb4e
  3. #4e6edb
  4. #bb4edb

Square

  1. #dbbb4e
  2. #4edb75
  3. #4e6edb
  4. #db4eb5

Monochromatic

  1. #786218
  2. #b79625
  3. #dbbb4e
  4. #e8d38e
  5. #f5eccd

Shades

#dbbb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbb4e
  2. #c5a846
  3. #af963e
  4. #998337
  5. #83702f
  6. #6e5e27
  7. #584b1f
  8. #423817
  9. #2c2510
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbb4e
  2. #dfc260
  3. #e2c971
  4. #e6cf83
  5. #e9d695
  6. #eddda7
  7. #f1e4b8
  8. #f4ebca
  9. #f8f1dc
  10. #fbf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbb4e
  2. #d2b553
  3. #c9af58
  4. #c0a95d
  5. #b7a362
  6. #ae9e67
  7. #a4986c
  8. #9b9271
  9. #928c76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabc9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb841 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c153 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3b947 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8bf51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5b38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbb4e {
  color: #dbbb4e;
}
Background
.bg-dbbb4e {
  background-color: #dbbb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbb4e {
  border: 2px solid #dbbb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbb4e, #b5db4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.91 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.19 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.84 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.04 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 7.58 #2444b1 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbb4e  rgb(219, 187, 78)  hsl(46, 66%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4e6edb  rgb(78, 110, 219)  hsl(226, 66%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#4edbbb  rgb(78, 219, 187)  hsl(166, 66%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb4edb  rgb(187, 78, 219)  hsl(286, 66%, 58%)  Medium Orchid