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#DBC024

#dbc024 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbc024 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 75.29% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.33% magenta, 83.56% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 51.15°, with 71.76% saturation and 50% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.5289

Complementary

  1. #dbc024
  2. #243fdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbc024
  2. #249adb
  3. #6524db

Analogous

  1. #db6524
  2. #dbc024
  3. #9adb24

Triadic

  1. #dbc024
  2. #24dbc0
  3. #c024db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc024
  2. #3fdb24
  3. #243fdb
  4. #c024db

Square

  1. #dbc024
  2. #24db65
  3. #243fdb
  4. #db249a

Monochromatic

  1. #584d0e
  2. #998619
  3. #dbc024
  4. #e6d366
  5. #f1e6a7

Shades

#dbc024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc024
  2. #c5ad20
  3. #af9a1d
  4. #998619
  5. #837316
  6. #6e6012
  7. #584d0e
  8. #423a0b
  9. #2c2607
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc024
  2. #dfc63a
  3. #e2cd50
  4. #e6d366
  5. #e9d97c
  6. #ede092
  7. #f1e6a7
  8. #f4ecbd
  9. #f8f2d3
  10. #fbf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc024
  2. #d2ba2d
  3. #c9b336
  4. #c0ad40
  5. #b7a649
  6. #aea052
  7. #a49a5b
  8. #9b9364
  9. #928d6e
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc432 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb1a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bd04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc32d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b784 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc024 {
  color: #dbc024;
}
Background
.bg-dbc024 {
  background-color: #dbc024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc024 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 192 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc024, #9adb24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 192 36 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.96 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.49 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.94 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.85 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.30 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.95 #243fdb Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbc024  rgb(219, 192, 36)  hsl(51, 72%, 50%)  Old Gold
#243fdb  rgb(36, 63, 219)  hsl(231, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#24dbc0  rgb(36, 219, 192)  hsl(171, 72%, 50%)  Turquoise
#c024db  rgb(192, 36, 219)  hsl(291, 72%, 50%)  Electric Purple