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#DBC261

#dbc261 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbc261 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 76.08% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.42% magenta, 55.71% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.7°, with 62.89% saturation and 61.96% 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 11.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.5451

Complementary

  1. #dbc261
  2. #617adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbc261
  2. #61b7db
  3. #8561db

Analogous

  1. #db8561
  2. #dbc261
  3. #b7db61

Triadic

  1. #dbc261
  2. #61dbc2
  3. #c261db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc261
  2. #7adb61
  3. #617adb
  4. #c261db

Square

  1. #dbc261
  2. #61db85
  3. #617adb
  4. #db61b7

Monochromatic

  1. #85701e
  2. #c3a42c
  3. #dbc261
  4. #e9da9f
  5. #f7f2de

Shades

#dbc261 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc261
  2. #c5af57
  3. #af9b4e
  4. #998844
  5. #83743a
  6. #6e6131
  7. #584e27
  8. #423a1d
  9. #2c2713
  10. #16130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc261 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc261
  2. #dfc871
  3. #e2ce81
  4. #e6d490
  5. #e9daa0
  6. #ede1b0
  7. #f1e7c0
  8. #f4edd0
  9. #f8f3df
  10. #fbf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc261 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc261
  2. #d2bb64
  3. #c9b567
  4. #c0ae6a
  5. #b7a86d
  6. #aea171
  7. #a49a74
  8. #9b9477
  9. #928d7a
  10. #89877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc3a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3be58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c665 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eab5ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c05c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac564 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4bb94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc261 {
  color: #dbc261;
}
Background
.bg-dbc261 {
  background-color: #dbc261;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc261 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc261;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc261;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 194 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 63% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc261 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc261, #b7db61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc261 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 194 97 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.64 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.70 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.14 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.32 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.39 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.48 #243d9e Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbc261  rgb(219, 194, 97)  hsl(48, 63%, 62%)  Old Gold
#617adb  rgb(97, 122, 219)  hsl(228, 63%, 62%)  Glaucous
#61dbc2  rgb(97, 219, 194)  hsl(168, 63%, 62%)  Turquoise
#c261db  rgb(194, 97, 219)  hsl(288, 63%, 62%)  Medium Orchid