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#DBBB0D

#dbbb0d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbbb0d 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 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 94.06% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 50.68°, with 88.79% saturation and 45.49% 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.5063

Complementary

  1. #dbbb0d
  2. #0d2ddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbb0d
  2. #0d94db
  3. #540ddb

Analogous

  1. #db540d
  2. #dbbb0d
  3. #94db0d

Triadic

  1. #dbbb0d
  2. #0ddbbb
  3. #bb0ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbb0d
  2. #2ddb0d
  3. #0d2ddb
  4. #bb0ddb

Square

  1. #dbbb0d
  2. #0ddb54
  3. #0d2ddb
  4. #db0d94

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4004
  2. #937d09
  3. #dbbb0d
  4. #f4d841
  5. #f8e789

Shades

#dbbb0d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbb0d
  2. #c5a80c
  3. #af960a
  4. #998309
  5. #837008
  6. #6e5e07
  7. #584b05
  8. #423804
  9. #2c2503
  10. #161301
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbb0d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbb0d
  2. #dfc225
  3. #e2c93d
  4. #e6cf56
  5. #e9d66e
  6. #eddd86
  7. #f1e49e
  8. #f4ebb6
  9. #f8f1cf
  10. #fbf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbb0d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbb0d
  2. #d2b519
  3. #c9af24
  4. #c0a930
  5. #b7a33b
  6. #ae9e47
  7. #a49852
  8. #9b925e
  9. #928c69
  10. #898675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.13:1 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 #d8c123 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edab9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b27f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbb0d {
  color: #dbbb0d;
}
Background
.bg-dbbb0d {
  background-color: #dbbb0d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbb0d {
  border: 2px solid #dbbb0d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbb0d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbb0d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbb0d, #94db0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbb0d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 13 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.04 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.80 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.98 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.79 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.98 #2444f2 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbb0d  rgb(219, 187, 13)  hsl(51, 89%, 45%)  Old Gold
#0d2ddb  rgb(13, 45, 219)  hsl(231, 89%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#0ddbbb  rgb(13, 219, 187)  hsl(171, 89%, 45%)  Turquoise
#bb0ddb  rgb(187, 13, 219)  hsl(291, 89%, 45%)  Electric Purple