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#DBBC56

#dbbc56 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbc56 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 60.73% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 46.02°, with 64.88% saturation and 59.8% 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 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.517

Complementary

  1. #dbbc56
  2. #5675db

Split complementary

  1. #dbbc56
  2. #56b7db
  3. #7956db

Analogous

  1. #db7956
  2. #dbbc56
  3. #b7db56

Triadic

  1. #dbbc56
  2. #56dbbc
  3. #bc56db

Tetradic

  1. #dbbc56
  2. #75db56
  3. #5675db
  4. #bc56db

Square

  1. #dbbc56
  2. #56db79
  3. #5675db
  4. #db56b7

Monochromatic

  1. #7d661b
  2. #bc9a28
  3. #dbbc56
  4. #e8d595
  5. #f6eed4

Shades

#dbbc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbc56
  2. #c5a94d
  3. #af9645
  4. #99843c
  5. #837134
  6. #6e5e2b
  7. #584b22
  8. #42381a
  9. #2c2611
  10. #161309
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbc56
  2. #dfc367
  3. #e2c978
  4. #e6d089
  5. #e9d79a
  6. #eddeab
  7. #f1e4bb
  8. #f4ebcc
  9. #f8f2dd
  10. #fbf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbc56
  2. #d2b65a
  3. #c9b05e
  4. #c0aa63
  5. #b7a467
  6. #ae9e6b
  7. #a4986f
  8. #9b9273
  9. #928c78
  10. #89867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabd9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb94b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c25a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebafa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3ba50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c059 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5b48d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbc56 {
  color: #dbbc56;
}
Background
.bg-dbbc56 {
  background-color: #dbbc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbc56 {
  border: 2px solid #dbbc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 65% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbc56, #b7db56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.61 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.09 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.46 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.86 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.39 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.59 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.66 #2443a9 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbc56  rgb(219, 188, 86)  hsl(46, 65%, 60%)  Old Gold
#5675db  rgb(86, 117, 219)  hsl(226, 65%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#56dbbc  rgb(86, 219, 188)  hsl(166, 65%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc56db  rgb(188, 86, 219)  hsl(286, 65%, 60%)  Medium Orchid