ColorTool
Log in
#D8BC56

#d8bc56 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#d8bc56 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 73.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.96% magenta, 60.19% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 47.08°, with 62.5% saturation and 59.22% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc66
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5124

Complementary

  1. #d8bc56
  2. #5672d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8bc56
  2. #56b3d8
  3. #7b56d8

Analogous

  1. #d87b56
  2. #d8bc56
  3. #b3d856

Triadic

  1. #d8bc56
  2. #56d8bc
  3. #bc56d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8bc56
  2. #72d856
  3. #5672d8
  4. #bc56d8

Square

  1. #d8bc56
  2. #56d87b
  3. #5672d8
  4. #d856b3

Monochromatic

  1. #79651c
  2. #b7992a
  3. #d8bc56
  4. #e6d594
  5. #f5edd2

Shades

#d8bc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8bc56
  2. #c2a94d
  3. #ad9645
  4. #97843c
  5. #827134
  6. #6c5e2b
  7. #564b22
  8. #41381a
  9. #2b2611
  10. #161309
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8bc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8bc56
  2. #dcc367
  3. #e0c978
  4. #e4d089
  5. #e8d79a
  6. #ecdeab
  7. #efe4bb
  8. #f3ebcc
  9. #f7f2dd
  10. #fbf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8bc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8bc56
  2. #cfb65a
  3. #c6b05e
  4. #beaa63
  5. #b5a467
  6. #ac9e6b
  7. #a3986f
  8. #9a9273
  9. #928c78
  10. #89867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9bd9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb94b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c15b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8afa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2ba50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6bf59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2b48d ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-d8bc56 {
  color: #d8bc56;
}
Background
.bg-d8bc56 {
  background-color: #d8bc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8bc56 {
  border: 2px solid #d8bc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8bc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 63% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8bc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8bc56, #b3d856);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8bc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.19 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.98 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.64 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.71 #2743a9 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#d8bc56  rgb(216, 188, 86)  hsl(47, 63%, 59%)  Old Gold
#5672d8  rgb(86, 114, 216)  hsl(227, 63%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#56d8bc  rgb(86, 216, 188)  hsl(167, 63%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc56d8  rgb(188, 86, 216)  hsl(287, 63%, 59%)  Medium Orchid