ColorTool
Log in
#DBBB08

#dbbb08 ≈ Old Gold

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

#dbbb08 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 73.33% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 96.35% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 50.9°, with 92.95% saturation and 44.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc00
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5062

Complementary

  1. #dbbb08
  2. #0828db

Split complementary

  1. #dbbb08
  2. #0892db
  3. #5108db

Analogous

  1. #db5108
  2. #dbbb08
  3. #92db08

Triadic

  1. #dbbb08
  2. #08dbbb
  3. #bb08db

Tetradic

  1. #dbbb08
  2. #28db08
  3. #0828db
  4. #bb08db

Square

  1. #dbbb08
  2. #08db51
  3. #0828db
  4. #db0892

Monochromatic

  1. #473d03
  2. #917c05
  3. #dbbb08
  4. #f8db38
  5. #fae882

Shades

#dbbb08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbb08
  2. #c5a807
  3. #af9606
  4. #998306
  5. #837005
  6. #6e5e04
  7. #584b03
  8. #423802
  9. #2c2502
  10. #161301
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbb08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbb08
  2. #dfc221
  3. #e2c939
  4. #e6cf52
  5. #e9d66b
  6. #eddd84
  7. #f1e49c
  8. #f4ebb5
  9. #f8f1ce
  10. #fbf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbb08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbb08
  2. #d2b514
  3. #c9af20
  4. #c0a92c
  5. #b7a338
  6. #ae9e44
  7. #a49850
  8. #9b925c
  9. #928c68
  10. #898674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9bc96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c121 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edab9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b27e ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dbbb08 {
  color: #dbbb08;
}
Background
.bg-dbbb08 {
  background-color: #dbbb08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbb08 {
  border: 2px solid #dbbb08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbb08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbb08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbb08, #92db08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbb08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.14 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.07 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.47 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.76 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 7.00 #2444f7 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbb08  rgb(219, 187, 8)  hsl(51, 93%, 45%)  Old Gold
#0828db  rgb(8, 40, 219)  hsl(231, 93%, 45%)  Blue
#08dbbb  rgb(8, 219, 187)  hsl(171, 93%, 45%)  Turquoise
#bb08db  rgb(187, 8, 219)  hsl(291, 93%, 45%)  Electric Purple