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#D4BC22

#d4bc22 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d4bc22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 73.73% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.32% magenta, 83.96% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 51.91°, with 72.36% saturation and 48.24% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.5008

Complementary

  1. #d4bc22
  2. #223ad4

Split complementary

  1. #d4bc22
  2. #2293d4
  3. #6322d4

Analogous

  1. #d46322
  2. #d4bc22
  3. #93d422

Triadic

  1. #d4bc22
  2. #22d4bc
  3. #bc22d4

Tetradic

  1. #d4bc22
  2. #3ad422
  3. #223ad4
  4. #bc22d4

Square

  1. #d4bc22
  2. #22d463
  3. #223ad4
  4. #d42293

Monochromatic

  1. #50470d
  2. #928217
  3. #d4bc22
  4. #e5d35d
  5. #f0e59f

Shades

#d4bc22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d4bc22
  2. #bfa91f
  3. #aa961b
  4. #948418
  5. #7f7114
  6. #6a5e11
  7. #554b0e
  8. #40380a
  9. #2a2607
  10. #151303
  11. #000000

Tints

#d4bc22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d4bc22
  2. #d8c338
  3. #ddc94e
  4. #e1d064
  5. #e5d77a
  6. #eade91
  7. #eee4a7
  8. #f2ebbd
  9. #f6f2d3
  10. #fbf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d4bc22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d4bc22
  2. #ccb62b
  3. #c3b035
  4. #bbaa3e
  5. #b2a448
  6. #aa9e51
  7. #a2985a
  8. #999264
  9. #918c6d
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6bc96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5ada1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b901 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5be2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfb381 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d4bc22 {
  color: #d4bc22;
}
Background
.bg-d4bc22 {
  background-color: #d4bc22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d4bc22 {
  border: 2px solid #d4bc22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d4bc22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 188 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 72% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d4bc22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4bc22, #93d422);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d4bc22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 188 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.15 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.55 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.28 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.76 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.97 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.01 #2b43dd Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Old Gold
#d4bc22  rgb(212, 188, 34)  hsl(52, 72%, 48%)  Old Gold
#223ad4  rgb(34, 58, 212)  hsl(232, 72%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#22d4bc  rgb(34, 212, 188)  hsl(172, 72%, 48%)  Turquoise
#bc22d4  rgb(188, 34, 212)  hsl(292, 72%, 48%)  Electric Purple