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#DBBC2E

#dbbc2e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbc2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 73.73% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 49.25°, 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.5122

Complementary

  1. #dbbc2e
  2. #2e4ddb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbc2e
  2. #2ea3db
  3. #662edb

Analogous

  1. #db662e
  2. #dbbc2e
  3. #a3db2e

Triadic

  1. #dbbc2e
  2. #2edbbc
  3. #bc2edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbc2e
  2. #4ddb2e
  3. #2e4ddb
  4. #bc2edb

Square

  1. #dbbc2e
  2. #2edb66
  3. #2e4ddb
  4. #db2ea3

Monochromatic

  1. #605110
  2. #a1891c
  3. #dbbc2e
  4. #e6d16f
  5. #f1e6b1

Shades

#dbbc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbc2e
  2. #c5a929
  3. #af9625
  4. #998420
  5. #83711c
  6. #6e5e17
  7. #584b12
  8. #42380e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbc2e
  2. #dfc343
  3. #e2c958
  4. #e6d06d
  5. #e9d782
  6. #edde97
  7. #f1e4ab
  8. #f4ebc0
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fbf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbc2e
  2. #d2b636
  3. #c9b03e
  4. #c0aa47
  5. #b7a44f
  6. #ae9e57
  7. #a4985f
  8. #9b9267
  9. #928c70
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabd99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b806 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edada2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ba1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbc2e {
  color: #dbbc2e;
}
Background
.bg-dbbc2e {
  background-color: #dbbc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbc2e {
  border: 2px solid #dbbc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 188 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbc2e, #a3db2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 188 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.72 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.14 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.15 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.09 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.89 #2443d1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbc2e  rgb(219, 188, 46)  hsl(49, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2e4ddb  rgb(46, 77, 219)  hsl(229, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#2edbbc  rgb(46, 219, 188)  hsl(169, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bc2edb  rgb(188, 46, 219)  hsl(289, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple