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#DBBD2D

#dbbd2d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbd2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 74.12% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.7% magenta, 79.45% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 49.66°, with 70.73% saturation and 51.76% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5164

Complementary

  1. #dbbd2d
  2. #2d4bdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbd2d
  2. #2da2db
  3. #662ddb

Analogous

  1. #db662d
  2. #dbbd2d
  3. #a2db2d

Triadic

  1. #dbbd2d
  2. #2ddbbd
  3. #bd2ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbd2d
  2. #4bdb2d
  3. #2d4bdb
  4. #bd2ddb

Square

  1. #dbbd2d
  2. #2ddb66
  3. #2d4bdb
  4. #db2da2

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5110
  2. #a0891b
  3. #dbbd2d
  4. #e6d26e
  5. #f1e6b0

Shades

#dbbd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbd2d
  2. #c5aa29
  3. #af9724
  4. #998420
  5. #83711b
  6. #6e5f17
  7. #584c12
  8. #42390e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbd2d
  2. #dfc442
  3. #e2ca57
  4. #e6d16c
  5. #e9d781
  6. #edde96
  7. #f1e5ab
  8. #f4ebc0
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fbf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbd2d
  2. #d2b735
  3. #c9b13e
  4. #c0ab46
  5. #b7a54e
  6. #ae9f57
  7. #a4985f
  8. #9b9267
  9. #928c6f
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabe99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b901 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaea2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ba1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac034 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbd2d {
  color: #dbbd2d;
}
Background
.bg-dbbd2d {
  background-color: #dbbd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbd2d {
  border: 2px solid #dbbd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 189 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbd2d, #a2db2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 189 45 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.59 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.07 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.08 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.27 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.72 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.95 #2442d2 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbd2d  rgb(219, 189, 45)  hsl(50, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2d4bdb  rgb(45, 75, 219)  hsl(230, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#2ddbbd  rgb(45, 219, 189)  hsl(170, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bd2ddb  rgb(189, 45, 219)  hsl(290, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple