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#DBBB12

#dbbb12 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbbb12 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 91.78% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 50.45°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.5064

Complementary

  1. #dbbb12
  2. #1232db

Split complementary

  1. #dbbb12
  2. #1296db
  3. #5712db

Analogous

  1. #db5712
  2. #dbbb12
  3. #96db12

Triadic

  1. #dbbb12
  2. #12dbbb
  3. #bb12db

Tetradic

  1. #dbbb12
  2. #32db12
  3. #1232db
  4. #bb12db

Square

  1. #dbbb12
  2. #12db57
  3. #1232db
  4. #db1296

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4206
  2. #947f0c
  3. #dbbb12
  4. #f0d649
  5. #f6e690

Shades

#dbbb12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbb12
  2. #c5a810
  3. #af960e
  4. #99830d
  5. #83700b
  6. #6e5e09
  7. #584b07
  8. #423805
  9. #2c2504
  10. #161302
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbb12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbb12
  2. #dfc22a
  3. #e2c941
  4. #e6cf59
  5. #e9d671
  6. #eddd89
  7. #f1e4a0
  8. #f4ebb8
  9. #f8f1d0
  10. #fbf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbb12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbb12
  2. #d2b51d
  3. #c9af28
  4. #c0a933
  5. #b7a33e
  6. #ae9e49
  7. #a49854
  8. #9b925f
  9. #928c6a
  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 #d8c125 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edab9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b27f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbb12 {
  color: #dbbb12;
}
Background
.bg-dbbb12 {
  background-color: #dbbb12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbb12 {
  border: 2px solid #dbbb12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbb12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbb12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbb12, #96db12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbb12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 18 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.92 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.82 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.87 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.29 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.83 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.95 #2444ed Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbb12  rgb(219, 187, 18)  hsl(50, 85%, 46%)  Old Gold
#1232db  rgb(18, 50, 219)  hsl(230, 85%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#12dbbb  rgb(18, 219, 187)  hsl(170, 85%, 46%)  Turquoise
#bb12db  rgb(187, 18, 219)  hsl(290, 85%, 46%)  Electric Purple