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#DBBE4E

#dbbe4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbe4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.24% magenta, 64.38% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.66°, with 66.2% saturation and 58.24% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.5244

Complementary

  1. #dbbe4e
  2. #4e6bdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbe4e
  2. #4eb2db
  3. #784edb

Analogous

  1. #db784e
  2. #dbbe4e
  3. #b2db4e

Triadic

  1. #dbbe4e
  2. #4edbbe
  3. #be4edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbe4e
  2. #6bdb4e
  3. #4e6bdb
  4. #be4edb

Square

  1. #dbbe4e
  2. #4edb78
  3. #4e6bdb
  4. #db4eb2

Monochromatic

  1. #786418
  2. #b79925
  3. #dbbe4e
  4. #e8d58e
  5. #f5edcd

Shades

#dbbe4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbe4e
  2. #c5ab46
  3. #af983e
  4. #998537
  5. #83722f
  6. #6e5f27
  7. #584c1f
  8. #423917
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbe4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbe4e
  2. #dfc560
  3. #e2cb71
  4. #e6d283
  5. #e9d895
  6. #eddfa7
  7. #f1e5b8
  8. #f4ecca
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fbf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbe4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbe4e
  2. #d2b853
  3. #c9b258
  4. #c0ab5d
  5. #b7a562
  6. #ae9f67
  7. #a4996c
  8. #9b9371
  9. #928c76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbf9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1ba41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c353 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecb0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5bc46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c151 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5b68b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbe4e {
  color: #dbbe4e;
}
Background
.bg-dbbe4e {
  background-color: #dbbe4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbe4e {
  border: 2px solid #dbbe4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbe4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 190 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 66% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbe4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbe4e, #b2db4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbe4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 190 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.31 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.73 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.91 #2441b1 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbe4e  rgb(219, 190, 78)  hsl(48, 66%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4e6bdb  rgb(78, 107, 219)  hsl(228, 66%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#4edbbe  rgb(78, 219, 190)  hsl(168, 66%, 58%)  Turquoise
#be4edb  rgb(190, 78, 219)  hsl(288, 66%, 58%)  Medium Orchid