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#DBC457

#dbc457 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbc457 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.5% magenta, 60.27% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 49.55°, with 64.71% saturation and 60% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.5523

Complementary

  1. #dbc457
  2. #576edb

Split complementary

  1. #dbc457
  2. #57b0db
  3. #8257db

Analogous

  1. #db8257
  2. #dbc457
  3. #b0db57

Triadic

  1. #dbc457
  2. #57dbc4
  3. #c457db

Tetradic

  1. #dbc457
  2. #6edb57
  3. #576edb
  4. #c457db

Square

  1. #dbc457
  2. #57db82
  3. #576edb
  4. #db57b0

Monochromatic

  1. #7e6d1b
  2. #bda328
  3. #dbc457
  4. #e9da96
  5. #f6f0d5

Shades

#dbc457 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbc457
  2. #c5b04e
  3. #af9d46
  4. #99893d
  5. #837634
  6. #6e622c
  7. #584e23
  8. #423b1a
  9. #2c2711
  10. #161409
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbc457 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbc457
  2. #dfca68
  3. #e2d079
  4. #e6d689
  5. #e9dc9a
  6. #ede2ab
  7. #f1e7bc
  8. #f4edcd
  9. #f8f3dd
  10. #fbf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbc457 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbc457
  2. #d2bd5b
  3. #c9b65f
  4. #c0b063
  5. #b7a967
  6. #aea26c
  7. #a49b70
  8. #9b9474
  9. #928e78
  10. #89877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec4a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c04b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc75c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebb7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c150 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc65a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5bc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbc457 {
  color: #dbc457;
}
Background
.bg-dbc457 {
  background-color: #dbc457;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbc457 {
  border: 2px solid #dbc457;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbc457;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 196 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 65% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbc457 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbc457, #b0db57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbc457 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 196 87 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.28 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.67 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.15 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.35 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.42 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.44 #243ba8 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dbc457  rgb(219, 196, 87)  hsl(50, 65%, 60%)  Old Gold
#576edb  rgb(87, 110, 219)  hsl(230, 65%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#57dbc4  rgb(87, 219, 196)  hsl(170, 65%, 60%)  Turquoise
#c457db  rgb(196, 87, 219)  hsl(290, 65%, 60%)  Medium Orchid