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#DBBB1B

#dbbb1b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbbb1b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 87.67% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 78.05% saturation and 48.24% 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 11.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.5068

Complementary

  1. #dbbb1b
  2. #1b3bdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbb1b
  2. #1b9bdb
  3. #5b1bdb

Analogous

  1. #db5b1b
  2. #dbbb1b
  3. #9bdb1b

Triadic

  1. #dbbb1b
  2. #1bdbbb
  3. #bb1bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbb1b
  2. #3bdb1b
  3. #1b3bdb
  4. #bb1bdb

Square

  1. #dbbb1b
  2. #1bdb5b
  3. #1b3bdb
  4. #db1b9b

Monochromatic

  1. #53470a
  2. #978113
  3. #dbbb1b
  4. #ead258
  5. #f3e49c

Shades

#dbbb1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbb1b
  2. #c5a818
  3. #af9616
  4. #998313
  5. #837010
  6. #6e5e0e
  7. #584b0b
  8. #423808
  9. #2c2505
  10. #161303
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbb1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbb1b
  2. #dfc232
  3. #e2c949
  4. #e6cf5f
  5. #e9d676
  6. #eddd8d
  7. #f1e4a4
  8. #f4ebbb
  9. #f8f1d1
  10. #fbf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbb1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbb1b
  2. #d2b525
  3. #c9af2f
  4. #c0a939
  5. #b7a343
  6. #ae9e4e
  7. #a49858
  8. #9b9262
  9. #928c6c
  10. #898676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabc97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c12a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbb1b {
  color: #dbbb1b;
}
Background
.bg-dbbb1b {
  background-color: #dbbb1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbb1b {
  border: 2px solid #dbbb1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbb1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbb1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbb1b, #9bdb1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbb1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 27 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.63 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.61 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.88 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.06 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.94 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.90 #2444e4 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbb1b  rgb(219, 187, 27)  hsl(50, 78%, 48%)  Old Gold
#1b3bdb  rgb(27, 59, 219)  hsl(230, 78%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#1bdbbb  rgb(27, 219, 187)  hsl(170, 78%, 48%)  Turquoise
#bb1bdb  rgb(187, 27, 219)  hsl(290, 78%, 48%)  Electric Purple