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#DBBC16

#dbbc16 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbbc16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 73.73% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 89.95% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 50.56°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.5108

Complementary

  1. #dbbc16
  2. #1635db

Split complementary

  1. #dbbc16
  2. #1697db
  3. #5916db

Analogous

  1. #db5916
  2. #dbbc16
  3. #97db16

Triadic

  1. #dbbc16
  2. #16dbbc
  3. #bc16db

Tetradic

  1. #dbbc16
  2. #35db16
  3. #1635db
  4. #bc16db

Square

  1. #dbbc16
  2. #16db59
  3. #1635db
  4. #db1697

Monochromatic

  1. #504508
  2. #95800f
  3. #dbbc16
  4. #edd550
  5. #f4e596

Shades

#dbbc16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbc16
  2. #c5a914
  3. #af9612
  4. #99840f
  5. #83710d
  6. #6e5e0b
  7. #584b09
  8. #423807
  9. #2c2604
  10. #161302
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbc16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbc16
  2. #dfc32d
  3. #e2c945
  4. #e6d05c
  5. #e9d773
  6. #edde8b
  7. #f1e4a2
  8. #f4ebb9
  9. #f8f2d0
  10. #fbf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbc16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbc16
  2. #d2b621
  3. #c9b02b
  4. #c0aa36
  5. #b7a440
  6. #ae9e4b
  7. #a49856
  8. #9b9260
  9. #928c6b
  10. #898675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabd97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c228 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbc16 {
  color: #dbbc16;
}
Background
.bg-dbbc16 {
  background-color: #dbbc16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbc16 {
  border: 2px solid #dbbc16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbc16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 188 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbc16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbc16, #97db16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbc16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 188 22 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.05 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.34 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.48 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.54 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.98 #2443e9 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbc16  rgb(219, 188, 22)  hsl(51, 82%, 47%)  Old Gold
#1635db  rgb(22, 53, 219)  hsl(231, 82%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#16dbbc  rgb(22, 219, 188)  hsl(171, 82%, 47%)  Turquoise
#bc16db  rgb(188, 22, 219)  hsl(291, 82%, 47%)  Electric Purple