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#DBBA32

#dbba32 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbba32 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 72.94% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.07% magenta, 77.17% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 48.28°, with 70.12% saturation and 52.75% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5041

Complementary

  1. #dbba32
  2. #3253db

Split complementary

  1. #dbba32
  2. #32a8db
  3. #6632db

Analogous

  1. #db6632
  2. #dbba32
  3. #a8db32

Triadic

  1. #dbba32
  2. #32dbba
  3. #ba32db

Tetradic

  1. #dbba32
  2. #53db32
  3. #3253db
  4. #ba32db

Square

  1. #dbba32
  2. #32db66
  3. #3253db
  4. #db32a8

Monochromatic

  1. #635311
  2. #a4891d
  3. #dbba32
  4. #e6d073
  5. #f2e6b4

Shades

#dbba32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbba32
  2. #c5a72d
  3. #af9528
  4. #998223
  5. #83701e
  6. #6e5d19
  7. #584a14
  8. #42380f
  9. #2c250a
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbba32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbba32
  2. #dfc147
  3. #e2c85b
  4. #e6cf70
  5. #e9d684
  6. #eddd99
  7. #f1e3ad
  8. #f4eac2
  9. #f8f1d6
  10. #fbf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbba32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbba32
  2. #d2b43a
  3. #c9ae42
  4. #c0a949
  5. #b7a351
  6. #ae9d59
  7. #a49761
  8. #9b9169
  9. #928c70
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9bb98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb614 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c03b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3b823 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8be38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b182 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbba32 {
  color: #dbba32;
}
Background
.bg-dbba32 {
  background-color: #dbba32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbba32 {
  border: 2px solid #dbba32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbba32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 186 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 70% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbba32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbba32, #a8db32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbba32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 186 50 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.71 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.95 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.95 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.78 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.85 #2445cd Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbba32  rgb(219, 186, 50)  hsl(48, 70%, 53%)  Old Gold
#3253db  rgb(50, 83, 219)  hsl(228, 70%, 53%)  Iris
#32dbba  rgb(50, 219, 186)  hsl(168, 70%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ba32db  rgb(186, 50, 219)  hsl(288, 70%, 53%)  Electric Purple