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#D9BE27

#d9be27 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d9be27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 74.51% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.44% magenta, 82.03% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 50.9°, with 70.08% saturation and 50.2% 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 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.5173

Complementary

  1. #d9be27
  2. #2742d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9be27
  2. #279bd9
  3. #6527d9

Analogous

  1. #d96527
  2. #d9be27
  3. #9bd927

Triadic

  1. #d9be27
  2. #27d9be
  3. #be27d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9be27
  2. #42d927
  3. #2742d9
  4. #be27d9

Square

  1. #d9be27
  2. #27d965
  3. #2742d9
  4. #d9279b

Monochromatic

  1. #584d0f
  2. #99861b
  3. #d9be27
  4. #e4d268
  5. #f0e5a9

Shades

#d9be27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9be27
  2. #c3ab23
  3. #ae981f
  4. #98851b
  5. #827217
  6. #6d5f14
  7. #574c10
  8. #41390c
  9. #2b2608
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9be27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9be27
  2. #ddc53d
  3. #e1cb52
  4. #e4d268
  5. #e8d87d
  6. #ecdf93
  7. #f0e5a9
  8. #f4ecbe
  9. #f7f2d4
  10. #fbf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9be27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9be27
  2. #d0b830
  3. #c7b239
  4. #beab42
  5. #b5a54b
  6. #ad9f54
  7. #a4995c
  8. #9b9365
  9. #928c6e
  10. #898677
  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 #cabe99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebafa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5bb0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c12f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4b583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9be27 {
  color: #d9be27;
}
Background
.bg-d9be27 {
  background-color: #d9be27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9be27 {
  border: 2px solid #d9be27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9be27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 190 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 70% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9be27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9be27, #9bd927);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9be27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 190 39 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.37 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.05 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.34 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.35 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.98 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.32 #2641d8 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#d9be27  rgb(217, 190, 39)  hsl(51, 70%, 50%)  Old Gold
#2742d9  rgb(39, 66, 217)  hsl(231, 70%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#27d9be  rgb(39, 217, 190)  hsl(171, 70%, 50%)  Turquoise
#be27d9  rgb(190, 39, 217)  hsl(291, 70%, 50%)  Electric Purple