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#DBBD4E

#dbbd4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 74.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.7% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.23°, 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 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.5201

Complementary

  1. #dbbd4e
  2. #4e6cdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbd4e
  2. #4eb3db
  3. #774edb

Analogous

  1. #db774e
  2. #dbbd4e
  3. #b3db4e

Triadic

  1. #dbbd4e
  2. #4edbbd
  3. #bd4edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbd4e
  2. #6cdb4e
  3. #4e6cdb
  4. #bd4edb

Square

  1. #dbbd4e
  2. #4edb77
  3. #4e6cdb
  4. #db4eb3

Monochromatic

  1. #786318
  2. #b79825
  3. #dbbd4e
  4. #e8d58e
  5. #f5eccd

Shades

#dbbd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbd4e
  2. #c5aa46
  3. #af973e
  4. #998437
  5. #83712f
  6. #6e5f27
  7. #584c1f
  8. #423917
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbd4e
  2. #dfc460
  3. #e2ca71
  4. #e6d183
  5. #e9d795
  6. #eddea7
  7. #f1e5b8
  8. #f4ebca
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fbf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbd4e
  2. #d2b753
  3. #c9b158
  4. #c0ab5d
  5. #b7a562
  6. #ae9f67
  7. #a4986c
  8. #9b9271
  9. #928c76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbe9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0ba41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c353 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecafa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4bb47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c051 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5b58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbd4e {
  color: #dbbd4e;
}
Background
.bg-dbbd4e {
  background-color: #dbbd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbd4e {
  border: 2px solid #dbbd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 189 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbd4e, #b3db4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 189 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.90 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.14 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.92 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.81 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.12 #2442b1 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbd4e  rgb(219, 189, 78)  hsl(47, 66%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4e6cdb  rgb(78, 108, 219)  hsl(227, 66%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#4edbbd  rgb(78, 219, 189)  hsl(167, 66%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bd4edb  rgb(189, 78, 219)  hsl(287, 66%, 58%)  Medium Orchid