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#DBBC4E

#dbbc4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbc4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 46.81°, 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.5158

Complementary

  1. #dbbc4e
  2. #4e6ddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbc4e
  2. #4eb4db
  3. #764edb

Analogous

  1. #db764e
  2. #dbbc4e
  3. #b4db4e

Triadic

  1. #dbbc4e
  2. #4edbbc
  3. #bc4edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbc4e
  2. #6ddb4e
  3. #4e6ddb
  4. #bc4edb

Square

  1. #dbbc4e
  2. #4edb76
  3. #4e6ddb
  4. #db4eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #786318
  2. #b79725
  3. #dbbc4e
  4. #e8d48e
  5. #f5eccd

Shades

#dbbc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbc4e
  2. #c5a946
  3. #af963e
  4. #998437
  5. #83712f
  6. #6e5e27
  7. #584b1f
  8. #423817
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbc4e
  2. #dfc360
  3. #e2c971
  4. #e6d083
  5. #e9d795
  6. #eddea7
  7. #f1e4b8
  8. #f4ebca
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fbf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbc4e
  2. #d2b653
  3. #c9b058
  4. #c0aa5d
  5. #b7a462
  6. #ae9e67
  7. #a4986c
  8. #9b9271
  9. #928c76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabd9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb941 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c253 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ba47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c051 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5b48a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbc4e {
  color: #dbbc4e;
}
Background
.bg-dbbc4e {
  background-color: #dbbc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbc4e {
  border: 2px solid #dbbc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbc4e, #b4db4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.15 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.86 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.91 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.35 #2443b1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbc4e  rgb(219, 188, 78)  hsl(47, 66%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4e6ddb  rgb(78, 109, 219)  hsl(227, 66%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#4edbbc  rgb(78, 219, 188)  hsl(167, 66%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc4edb  rgb(188, 78, 219)  hsl(287, 66%, 58%)  Medium Orchid