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#DBBE4A

#dbbe4a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbe4a 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 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.24% magenta, 66.21% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 66.82% saturation and 57.45% 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 11.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.5238

Complementary

  1. #dbbe4a
  2. #4a67db

Split complementary

  1. #dbbe4a
  2. #4aafdb
  3. #754adb

Analogous

  1. #db754a
  2. #dbbe4a
  3. #afdb4a

Triadic

  1. #dbbe4a
  2. #4adbbe
  3. #be4adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbe4a
  2. #67db4a
  3. #4a67db
  4. #be4adb

Square

  1. #dbbe4a
  2. #4adb75
  3. #4a67db
  4. #db4aaf

Monochromatic

  1. #756217
  2. #b59824
  3. #dbbe4a
  4. #e8d58a
  5. #f4ecca

Shades

#dbbe4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbe4a
  2. #c5ab43
  3. #af983b
  4. #998534
  5. #83722c
  6. #6e5f25
  7. #584c1e
  8. #423916
  9. #2c260f
  10. #161307
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbe4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbe4a
  2. #dfc55c
  3. #e2cb6e
  4. #e6d280
  5. #e9d892
  6. #eddfa5
  7. #f1e5b7
  8. #f4ecc9
  9. #f8f2db
  10. #fbf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbe4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbe4a
  2. #d2b84f
  3. #c9b255
  4. #c0ab5a
  5. #b7a560
  6. #ae9f65
  7. #a4996a
  8. #9b9370
  9. #928c75
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbf9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1ba3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c350 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecb0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5bc42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c14e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5b68a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbe4a {
  color: #dbbe4a;
}
Background
.bg-dbbe4a {
  background-color: #dbbe4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbe4a {
  border: 2px solid #dbbe4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbe4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 190 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbe4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbe4a, #afdb4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbe4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 190 74 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.73 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.76 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.39 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.82 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.42 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.86 #2441b5 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbe4a  rgb(219, 190, 74)  hsl(48, 67%, 57%)  Old Gold
#4a67db  rgb(74, 103, 219)  hsl(228, 67%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#4adbbe  rgb(74, 219, 190)  hsl(168, 67%, 57%)  Turquoise
#be4adb  rgb(190, 74, 219)  hsl(288, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid