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#DBC22E

#dbc22e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbc22e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 76.08% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.42% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 51.33°, 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5384

Complementary

  1. #dbc22e
  2. #2e47db

Split complementary

  1. #dbc22e
  2. #2e9ddb
  3. #6b2edb

Analogous

  1. #db6b2e
  2. #dbc22e
  3. #9ddb2e

Triadic

  1. #dbc22e
  2. #2edbc2
  3. #c22edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbc22e
  2. #47db2e
  3. #2e47db
  4. #c22edb

Square

  1. #dbc22e
  2. #2edb6b
  3. #2e47db
  4. #db2e9d

Monochromatic

  1. #605410
  2. #a18e1c
  3. #dbc22e
  4. #e6d56f
  5. #f1e8b1

Shades

#dbc22e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc22e
  2. #c5af29
  3. #af9b25
  4. #998820
  5. #83741c
  6. #6e6117
  7. #584e12
  8. #423a0e
  9. #2c2709
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc22e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc22e
  2. #dfc843
  3. #e2ce58
  4. #e6d46d
  5. #e9da82
  6. #ede197
  7. #f1e7ab
  8. #f4edc0
  9. #f8f3d5
  10. #fbf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc22e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc22e
  2. #d2bb36
  3. #c9b53e
  4. #c0ae47
  5. #b7a84f
  6. #aea157
  7. #a49a5f
  8. #9b9467
  9. #928d70
  10. #898778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc29c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc639 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb3a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8bf1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc435 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc22e {
  color: #dbc22e;
}
Background
.bg-dbc22e {
  background-color: #dbc22e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc22e {
  border: 2px solid #dbc22e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc22e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 194 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc22e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc22e, #9ddb2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc22e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 194 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.01 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.22 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.24 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.67 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.71 #243dd1 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbc22e  rgb(219, 194, 46)  hsl(51, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2e47db  rgb(46, 71, 219)  hsl(231, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#2edbc2  rgb(46, 219, 194)  hsl(171, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#c22edb  rgb(194, 46, 219)  hsl(291, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple