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#DCBE4E

#dcbe4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbe4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.51% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.64% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 47.32°, 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 11.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.5259

Complementary

  1. #dcbe4e
  2. #4e6cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbe4e
  2. #4eb3dc
  3. #774edc

Analogous

  1. #dc774e
  2. #dcbe4e
  3. #b3dc4e

Triadic

  1. #dcbe4e
  2. #4edcbe
  3. #be4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbe4e
  2. #6cdc4e
  3. #4e6cdc
  4. #be4edc

Square

  1. #dcbe4e
  2. #4edc77
  3. #4e6cdc
  4. #dc4eb3

Monochromatic

  1. #796518
  2. #b99a25
  3. #dcbe4e
  4. #e9d58e
  5. #f5edce

Shades

#dcbe4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbe4e
  2. #c6ab46
  3. #b0983e
  4. #9a8537
  5. #84722f
  6. #6e5f27
  7. #584c1f
  8. #423917
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbe4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbe4e
  2. #e0c560
  3. #e3cb71
  4. #e7d283
  5. #ead895
  6. #eedfa7
  7. #f1e5b8
  8. #f5ecca
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fcf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbe4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbe4e
  2. #d3b853
  3. #cab258
  4. #c0ab5d
  5. #b7a562
  6. #ae9f67
  7. #a5996c
  8. #9c9371
  9. #928c76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbf9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1bb41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c453 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5bc46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac151 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b68b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbe4e {
  color: #dcbe4e;
}
Background
.bg-dcbe4e {
  background-color: #dcbe4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbe4e {
  border: 2px solid #dcbe4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbe4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 190 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbe4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbe4e, #b3dc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbe4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 190 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.05 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.21 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.35 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.77 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.60 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.86 #2341b1 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbe4e  rgb(220, 190, 78)  hsl(47, 67%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4e6cdc  rgb(78, 108, 220)  hsl(227, 67%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#4edcbe  rgb(78, 220, 190)  hsl(167, 67%, 58%)  Turquoise
#be4edc  rgb(190, 78, 220)  hsl(287, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid