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#DBBE2D

#dbbe2d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbe2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 74.51% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.24% magenta, 79.45% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 50°, 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.5208

Complementary

  1. #dbbe2d
  2. #2d4adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbe2d
  2. #2da1db
  3. #672ddb

Analogous

  1. #db672d
  2. #dbbe2d
  3. #a1db2d

Triadic

  1. #dbbe2d
  2. #2ddbbe
  3. #be2ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbe2d
  2. #4adb2d
  3. #2d4adb
  4. #be2ddb

Square

  1. #dbbe2d
  2. #2ddb67
  3. #2d4adb
  4. #db2da1

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5210
  2. #a08a1b
  3. #dbbe2d
  4. #e6d26e
  5. #f1e6b0

Shades

#dbbe2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbe2d
  2. #c5ab29
  3. #af9824
  4. #998520
  5. #83721b
  6. #6e5f17
  7. #584c12
  8. #42390e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbe2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbe2d
  2. #dfc542
  3. #e2cb57
  4. #e6d26c
  5. #e9d881
  6. #eddf96
  7. #f1e5ab
  8. #f4ecc0
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fbf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbe2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbe2d
  2. #d2b835
  3. #c9b23e
  4. #c0ab46
  5. #b7a54e
  6. #ae9f57
  7. #a4995f
  8. #9b9367
  9. #928c6f
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbf9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c338 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edafa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbe2d {
  color: #dbbe2d;
}
Background
.bg-dbbe2d {
  background-color: #dbbe2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbe2d {
  border: 2px solid #dbbe2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbe2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 190 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbe2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbe2d, #a1db2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbe2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 190 45 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.92 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.05 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.39 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.40 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.42 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 7.02 #2441d2 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbe2d  rgb(219, 190, 45)  hsl(50, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2d4adb  rgb(45, 74, 219)  hsl(230, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#2ddbbe  rgb(45, 219, 190)  hsl(170, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#be2ddb  rgb(190, 45, 219)  hsl(290, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple