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#DBBB5A

#dbbb5a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbb5a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 58.9% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.12°, with 64.18% saturation and 60.59% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.5134

Complementary

  1. #dbbb5a
  2. #5a7adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbb5a
  2. #5abadb
  3. #7b5adb

Analogous

  1. #db7b5a
  2. #dbbb5a
  3. #badb5a

Triadic

  1. #dbbb5a
  2. #5adbbb
  3. #bb5adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbb5a
  2. #7adb5a
  3. #5a7adb
  4. #bb5adb

Square

  1. #dbbb5a
  2. #5adb7b
  3. #5a7adb
  4. #db5aba

Monochromatic

  1. #80671c
  2. #bf9a2a
  3. #dbbb5a
  4. #e9d599
  5. #f6efd8

Shades

#dbbb5a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbb5a
  2. #c5a851
  3. #af9648
  4. #99833f
  5. #837036
  6. #6e5e2d
  7. #584b24
  8. #42381b
  9. #2c2512
  10. #161309
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbb5a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbb5a
  2. #dfc26b
  3. #e2c97b
  4. #e6cf8c
  5. #e9d69c
  6. #edddad
  7. #f1e4bd
  8. #f4ebce
  9. #f8f1de
  10. #fbf8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbb5a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbb5a
  2. #d2b55e
  3. #c9af62
  4. #c0a965
  5. #b7a369
  6. #ae9e6d
  7. #a49871
  8. #9b9275
  9. #928c78
  10. #89867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabd9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb850 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c25e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3b954 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7bf5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5b38d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbb5a {
  color: #dbbb5a;
}
Background
.bg-dbbb5a {
  background-color: #dbbb5a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbb5a {
  border: 2px solid #dbbb5a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbb5a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 187 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 64% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbb5a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbb5a, #badb5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbb5a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 187 90 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.90 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.74 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.94 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 8.05 #2444a5 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbb5a  rgb(219, 187, 90)  hsl(45, 64%, 61%)  Old Gold
#5a7adb  rgb(90, 122, 219)  hsl(225, 64%, 61%)  Glaucous
#5adbbb  rgb(90, 219, 187)  hsl(165, 64%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb5adb  rgb(187, 90, 219)  hsl(285, 64%, 61%)  Medium Orchid