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#DBC445

#dbc445 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbc445 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 76.86% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.5% magenta, 68.49% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 50.8°, with 67.57% saturation and 56.47% 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 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.5497

Complementary

  1. #dbc445
  2. #455cdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbc445
  2. #45a7db
  3. #7945db

Analogous

  1. #db7945
  2. #dbc445
  3. #a7db45

Triadic

  1. #dbc445
  2. #45dbc4
  3. #c445db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc445
  2. #5cdb45
  3. #455cdb
  4. #c445db

Square

  1. #dbc445
  2. #45db79
  3. #455cdb
  4. #db45a7

Monochromatic

  1. #716316
  2. #b19b22
  3. #dbc445
  4. #e7d885
  5. #f4edc5

Shades

#dbc445 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc445
  2. #c5b03e
  3. #af9d37
  4. #998930
  5. #837629
  6. #6e6223
  7. #584e1c
  8. #423b15
  9. #2c270e
  10. #161407
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc445 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc445
  2. #dfca58
  3. #e2d06a
  4. #e6d67d
  5. #e9dc8f
  6. #ede2a2
  7. #f1e7b5
  8. #f4edc7
  9. #f8f3da
  10. #fbf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc445 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc445
  2. #d2bd4b
  3. #c9b651
  4. #c0b057
  5. #b7a95d
  6. #aea263
  7. #a49b68
  8. #9b946e
  9. #928e74
  10. #89877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc74c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecb6aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c13b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc64a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5bc8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc445 {
  color: #dbc445;
}
Background
.bg-dbc445 {
  background-color: #dbc445;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc445 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc445;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc445;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 196 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc445 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc445, #a7db45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc445 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 196 69 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.87 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.13 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.07 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.21 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.28 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.35 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.37 #243bba Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbc445  rgb(219, 196, 69)  hsl(51, 68%, 56%)  Old Gold
#455cdb  rgb(69, 92, 219)  hsl(231, 68%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#45dbc4  rgb(69, 219, 196)  hsl(171, 68%, 56%)  Turquoise
#c445db  rgb(196, 69, 219)  hsl(291, 68%, 56%)  Medium Orchid