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#DABE51

#dabe51 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dabe51 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 74.51% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.84% magenta, 62.84% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 47.74°, with 64.93% saturation and 58.63% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.5233

Complementary

  1. #dabe51
  2. #516dda

Split complementary

  1. #dabe51
  2. #51b1da
  3. #7a51da

Analogous

  1. #da7a51
  2. #dabe51
  3. #b1da51

Triadic

  1. #dabe51
  2. #51dabe
  3. #be51da

Tetradic

  1. #dabe51
  2. #6dda51
  3. #516dda
  4. #be51da

Square

  1. #dabe51
  2. #51da7a
  3. #516dda
  4. #da51b1

Monochromatic

  1. #78651a
  2. #b79a27
  3. #dabe51
  4. #e7d690
  5. #f5edcf

Shades

#dabe51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dabe51
  2. #c4ab49
  3. #ae9841
  4. #998539
  5. #837231
  6. #6d5f29
  7. #574c20
  8. #413918
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dabe51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dabe51
  2. #dec562
  3. #e1cb74
  4. #e5d285
  5. #e9d897
  6. #eddfa8
  7. #f0e5b9
  8. #f4eccb
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fbf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dabe51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dabe51
  2. #d1b856
  3. #c8b25a
  4. #bfab5f
  5. #b6a564
  6. #ad9f69
  7. #a4996d
  8. #9b9372
  9. #928c77
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbf9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0ba45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c356 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eab0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4bc4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c154 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4b68c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dabe51 {
  color: #dabe51;
}
Background
.bg-dabe51 {
  background-color: #dabe51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dabe51 {
  border: 2px solid #dabe51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dabe51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 190 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dabe51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dabe51, #b1da51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dabe51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 190 81 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.49 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.83 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.08 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.38 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.04 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.12 #2541ae Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dabe51  rgb(218, 190, 81)  hsl(48, 65%, 59%)  Old Gold
#516dda  rgb(81, 109, 218)  hsl(228, 65%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#51dabe  rgb(81, 218, 190)  hsl(168, 65%, 59%)  Turquoise
#be51da  rgb(190, 81, 218)  hsl(288, 65%, 59%)  Medium Orchid