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#DBBC06

#dbbc06 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbbc06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 97.26% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 51.27°, with 94.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.5104

Complementary

  1. #dbbc06
  2. #0625db

Split complementary

  1. #dbbc06
  2. #0690db
  3. #5206db

Analogous

  1. #db5206
  2. #dbbc06
  3. #90db06

Triadic

  1. #dbbc06
  2. #06dbbc
  3. #bc06db

Tetradic

  1. #dbbc06
  2. #25db06
  3. #0625db
  4. #bc06db

Square

  1. #dbbc06
  2. #06db52
  3. #0625db
  4. #db0690

Monochromatic

  1. #463c02
  2. #917c04
  3. #dbbc06
  4. #f9dd34
  5. #fbe97f

Shades

#dbbc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbc06
  2. #c5a905
  3. #af9605
  4. #998404
  5. #837104
  6. #6e5e03
  7. #584b02
  8. #423802
  9. #2c2601
  10. #161301
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbc06
  2. #dfc31f
  3. #e2c938
  4. #e6d051
  5. #e9d76a
  6. #edde83
  7. #f1e49b
  8. #f4ebb4
  9. #f8f2cd
  10. #fbf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbc06
  2. #d2b612
  3. #c9b01e
  4. #c0aa2b
  5. #b7a437
  6. #ae9e43
  7. #a4984f
  8. #9b925b
  9. #928c68
  10. #898674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabd96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c221 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b37f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbc06 {
  color: #dbbc06;
}
Background
.bg-dbbc06 {
  background-color: #dbbc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbc06 {
  border: 2px solid #dbbc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 95% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbc06, #90db06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.25 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.75 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.37 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.42 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.77 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.91 #2443f9 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbc06  rgb(219, 188, 6)  hsl(51, 95%, 44%)  Old Gold
#0625db  rgb(6, 37, 219)  hsl(231, 95%, 44%)  Blue
#06dbbc  rgb(6, 219, 188)  hsl(171, 95%, 44%)  Turquoise
#bc06db  rgb(188, 6, 219)  hsl(291, 95%, 44%)  Electric Purple