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#DBBF2E

#dbbf2e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbbf2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 74.9% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.79% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 50.29°, with 70.61% saturation and 51.96% 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 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.5252

Complementary

  1. #dbbf2e
  2. #2e4adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbbf2e
  2. #2ea0db
  3. #692edb

Analogous

  1. #db692e
  2. #dbbf2e
  3. #a0db2e

Triadic

  1. #dbbf2e
  2. #2edbbf
  3. #bf2edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbbf2e
  2. #4adb2e
  3. #2e4adb
  4. #bf2edb

Square

  1. #dbbf2e
  2. #2edb69
  3. #2e4adb
  4. #db2ea0

Monochromatic

  1. #605310
  2. #a18b1c
  3. #dbbf2e
  4. #e6d36f
  5. #f1e7b1

Shades

#dbbf2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbbf2e
  2. #c5ac29
  3. #af9925
  4. #998620
  5. #83731c
  6. #6e6017
  7. #584c12
  8. #42390e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbbf2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbbf2e
  2. #dfc543
  3. #e2cc58
  4. #e6d26d
  5. #e9d982
  6. #eddf97
  7. #f1e5ab
  8. #f4ecc0
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fbf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbbf2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbbf2e
  2. #d2b936
  3. #c9b23e
  4. #c0ac47
  5. #b7a64f
  6. #aea057
  7. #a4995f
  8. #9b9367
  9. #928d70
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbf9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba03 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac439 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bc1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc235 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbbf2e {
  color: #dbbf2e;
}
Background
.bg-dbbf2e {
  background-color: #dbbf2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbbf2e {
  border: 2px solid #dbbf2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbbf2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 191 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbbf2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbbf2e, #a0db2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbbf2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 191 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.36 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.08 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.12 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.59 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.69 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.03 #2440d1 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbbf2e  rgb(219, 191, 46)  hsl(50, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2e4adb  rgb(46, 74, 219)  hsl(230, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#2edbbf  rgb(46, 219, 191)  hsl(170, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bf2edb  rgb(191, 46, 219)  hsl(290, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple