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#D9BF55

#d9bf55 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d9bf55 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 74.9% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.98% magenta, 60.83% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 48.18°, with 63.46% 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 11.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.5267

Complementary

  1. #d9bf55
  2. #556fd9

Split complementary

  1. #d9bf55
  2. #55b1d9
  3. #7d55d9

Analogous

  1. #d97d55
  2. #d9bf55
  3. #b1d955

Triadic

  1. #d9bf55
  2. #55d9bf
  3. #bf55d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9bf55
  2. #6fd955
  3. #556fd9
  4. #bf55d9

Square

  1. #d9bf55
  2. #55d97d
  3. #556fd9
  4. #d955b1

Monochromatic

  1. #7a671b
  2. #b89c29
  3. #d9bf55
  4. #e7d794
  5. #f5eed2

Shades

#d9bf55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9bf55
  2. #c3ac4d
  3. #ae9944
  4. #98863c
  5. #827333
  6. #6d602b
  7. #574c22
  8. #41391a
  9. #2b2611
  10. #161309
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9bf55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9bf55
  2. #ddc566
  3. #e1cc77
  4. #e4d288
  5. #e8d999
  6. #ecdfaa
  7. #f0e5bb
  8. #f4eccc
  9. #f7f2dd
  10. #fbf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9bf55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9bf55
  2. #d0b959
  3. #c7b25e
  4. #beac62
  5. #b5a666
  6. #ada06b
  7. #a4996f
  8. #9b9373
  9. #928d77
  10. #89867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1bb4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c45a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9b2a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4bd4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c258 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3b78e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9bf55 {
  color: #d9bf55;
}
Background
.bg-d9bf55 {
  background-color: #d9bf55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9bf55 {
  border: 2px solid #d9bf55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9bf55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 191 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 63% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9bf55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9bf55, #b1d955);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9bf55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 191 85 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.27 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.51 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.71 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.92 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.07 #2640aa Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#d9bf55  rgb(217, 191, 85)  hsl(48, 63%, 59%)  Old Gold
#556fd9  rgb(85, 111, 217)  hsl(228, 63%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#55d9bf  rgb(85, 217, 191)  hsl(168, 63%, 59%)  Turquoise
#bf55d9  rgb(191, 85, 217)  hsl(288, 63%, 59%)  Medium Orchid