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#DCBC4E

#dcbc4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbc4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 46.48°, with 66.98% saturation and 58.43% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.5173

Complementary

  1. #dcbc4e
  2. #4e6edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbc4e
  2. #4eb5dc
  3. #754edc

Analogous

  1. #dc754e
  2. #dcbc4e
  3. #b5dc4e

Triadic

  1. #dcbc4e
  2. #4edcbc
  3. #bc4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbc4e
  2. #6edc4e
  3. #4e6edc
  4. #bc4edc

Square

  1. #dcbc4e
  2. #4edc75
  3. #4e6edc
  4. #dc4eb5

Monochromatic

  1. #796318
  2. #b99725
  3. #dcbc4e
  4. #e9d48e
  5. #f5ecce

Shades

#dcbc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbc4e
  2. #c6a946
  3. #b0963e
  4. #9a8437
  5. #84712f
  6. #6e5e27
  7. #584b1f
  8. #423817
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbc4e
  2. #e0c360
  3. #e3c971
  4. #e7d083
  5. #ead795
  6. #eedea7
  7. #f1e4b8
  8. #f5ebca
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fcf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbc4e
  2. #d3b653
  3. #cab058
  4. #c0aa5d
  5. #b7a462
  6. #ae9e67
  7. #a5986c
  8. #9c9271
  9. #928c76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb941 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c253 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ba47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c051 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b48a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbc4e {
  color: #dcbc4e;
}
Background
.bg-dcbc4e {
  background-color: #dcbc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbc4e {
  border: 2px solid #dcbc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbc4e, #b5dc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.12 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.65 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.93 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.37 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.66 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.81 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.31 #2343b1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbc4e  rgb(220, 188, 78)  hsl(46, 67%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4e6edc  rgb(78, 110, 220)  hsl(226, 67%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#4edcbc  rgb(78, 220, 188)  hsl(166, 67%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc4edc  rgb(188, 78, 220)  hsl(286, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid