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#DBBC48

#dbbc48 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbc48 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 67.12% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.35°, with 67.12% saturation and 57.06% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5149

Complementary

  1. #dbbc48
  2. #4867db

Split complementary

  1. #dbbc48
  2. #48b0db
  3. #7348db

Analogous

  1. #db7348
  2. #dbbc48
  3. #b0db48

Triadic

  1. #dbbc48
  2. #48dbbc
  3. #bc48db

Tetradic

  1. #dbbc48
  2. #67db48
  3. #4867db
  4. #bc48db

Square

  1. #dbbc48
  2. #48db73
  3. #4867db
  4. #db48b0

Monochromatic

  1. #736017
  2. #b39523
  3. #dbbc48
  4. #e8d388
  5. #f4ebc8

Shades

#dbbc48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbc48
  2. #c5a941
  3. #af963a
  4. #998432
  5. #83712b
  6. #6e5e24
  7. #584b1d
  8. #423816
  9. #2c260e
  10. #161307
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbc48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbc48
  2. #dfc35a
  3. #e2c96d
  4. #e6d07f
  5. #e9d791
  6. #eddea4
  7. #f1e4b6
  8. #f4ebc8
  9. #f8f2da
  10. #fbf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbc48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbc48
  2. #d2b64e
  3. #c9b053
  4. #c0aa59
  5. #b7a45e
  6. #ae9e64
  7. #a4986a
  8. #9b926f
  9. #928c75
  10. #89867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabd9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb939 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c24e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ba40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c04c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5b489 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbc48 {
  color: #dbbc48;
}
Background
.bg-dbbc48 {
  background-color: #dbbc48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbc48 {
  border: 2px solid #dbbc48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbc48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 188 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbc48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbc48, #b0db48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbc48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 188 72 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.61 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.62 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.47 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.57 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.44 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.26 #2443b7 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbc48  rgb(219, 188, 72)  hsl(47, 67%, 57%)  Old Gold
#4867db  rgb(72, 103, 219)  hsl(227, 67%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#48dbbc  rgb(72, 219, 188)  hsl(167, 67%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc48db  rgb(188, 72, 219)  hsl(287, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid