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#DBBB2E

#dbbb2e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbb2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 73.33% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 48.9°, with 70.61% saturation and 51.96% 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.508

Complementary

  1. #dbbb2e
  2. #2e4edb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbb2e
  2. #2ea5db
  3. #642edb

Analogous

  1. #db642e
  2. #dbbb2e
  3. #a5db2e

Triadic

  1. #dbbb2e
  2. #2edbbb
  3. #bb2edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbb2e
  2. #4edb2e
  3. #2e4edb
  4. #bb2edb

Square

  1. #dbbb2e
  2. #2edb64
  3. #2e4edb
  4. #db2ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #605110
  2. #a1881c
  3. #dbbb2e
  4. #e6d06f
  5. #f1e5b1

Shades

#dbbb2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbb2e
  2. #c5a829
  3. #af9625
  4. #998320
  5. #83701c
  6. #6e5e17
  7. #584b12
  8. #42380e
  9. #2c2509
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbb2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbb2e
  2. #dfc243
  3. #e2c958
  4. #e6cf6d
  5. #e9d682
  6. #eddd97
  7. #f1e4ab
  8. #f4ebc0
  9. #f8f1d5
  10. #fbf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbb2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbb2e
  2. #d2b536
  3. #c9af3e
  4. #c0a947
  5. #b7a34f
  6. #ae9e57
  7. #a4985f
  8. #9b9267
  9. #928c70
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabc98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb707 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c138 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b91d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbb2e {
  color: #dbbb2e;
}
Background
.bg-dbbb2e {
  background-color: #dbbb2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbb2e {
  border: 2px solid #dbbb2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbb2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbb2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbb2e, #a5db2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbb2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.87 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.90 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.41 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.03 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.42 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.85 #2444d1 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbb2e  rgb(219, 187, 46)  hsl(49, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2e4edb  rgb(46, 78, 219)  hsl(229, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#2edbbb  rgb(46, 219, 187)  hsl(169, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bb2edb  rgb(187, 46, 219)  hsl(289, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple