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#DCBF4E

#dcbf4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbf4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.9% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.18% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 47.75°, 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5303

Complementary

  1. #dcbf4e
  2. #4e6bdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbf4e
  2. #4eb2dc
  3. #784edc

Analogous

  1. #dc784e
  2. #dcbf4e
  3. #b2dc4e

Triadic

  1. #dcbf4e
  2. #4edcbf
  3. #bf4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbf4e
  2. #6bdc4e
  3. #4e6bdc
  4. #bf4edc

Square

  1. #dcbf4e
  2. #4edc78
  3. #4e6bdc
  4. #dc4eb2

Monochromatic

  1. #796518
  2. #b99b25
  3. #dcbf4e
  4. #e9d68e
  5. #f5edce

Shades

#dcbf4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbf4e
  2. #c6ac46
  3. #b0993e
  4. #9a8637
  5. #84732f
  6. #6e6027
  7. #584c1f
  8. #423917
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbf4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbf4e
  2. #e0c560
  3. #e3cc71
  4. #e7d283
  5. #ead995
  6. #eedfa7
  7. #f1e5b8
  8. #f5ecca
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fcf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbf4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbf4e
  2. #d3b953
  3. #cab258
  4. #c0ac5d
  5. #b7a662
  6. #aea067
  7. #a5996c
  8. #9c9371
  9. #928d76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc09f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bb41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c454 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb1a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bd46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac251 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbf4e {
  color: #dcbf4e;
}
Background
.bg-dcbf4e {
  background-color: #dcbf4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbf4e {
  border: 2px solid #dcbf4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbf4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 191 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbf4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbf4e, #b2dc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbf4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 191 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.38 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.86 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.53 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.65 #2340b1 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbf4e  rgb(220, 191, 78)  hsl(48, 67%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4e6bdc  rgb(78, 107, 220)  hsl(228, 67%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#4edcbf  rgb(78, 220, 191)  hsl(168, 67%, 58%)  Turquoise
#bf4edc  rgb(191, 78, 220)  hsl(288, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid