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#DCBB1E

#dcbb1e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbb1e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 73.33% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 86.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.58°, with 76% saturation and 49.02% 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.5085

Complementary

  1. #dcbb1e
  2. #1e3fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbb1e
  2. #1e9edc
  3. #5c1edc

Analogous

  1. #dc5c1e
  2. #dcbb1e
  3. #9edc1e

Triadic

  1. #dcbb1e
  2. #1edcbb
  3. #bb1edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbb1e
  2. #3fdc1e
  3. #1e3fdc
  4. #bb1edc

Square

  1. #dcbb1e
  2. #1edc5c
  3. #1e3fdc
  4. #dc1e9e

Monochromatic

  1. #55490c
  2. #998215
  3. #dcbb1e
  4. #e9d15e
  5. #f2e4a1

Shades

#dcbb1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbb1e
  2. #c6a81b
  3. #b09618
  4. #9a8315
  5. #847012
  6. #6e5e0f
  7. #584b0c
  8. #423809
  9. #2c2506
  10. #161303
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbb1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbb1e
  2. #e0c235
  3. #e3c94b
  4. #e7cf62
  5. #ead678
  6. #eedd8f
  7. #f1e4a5
  8. #f5ebbc
  9. #f8f1d2
  10. #fcf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbb1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbb1e
  2. #d3b528
  3. #caaf32
  4. #c0a93b
  5. #b7a345
  6. #ae9e4f
  7. #a59859
  8. #9c9263
  9. #928c6c
  10. #898676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabc97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c12c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeaba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbb1e {
  color: #dcbb1e;
}
Background
.bg-dcbb1e {
  background-color: #dcbb1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbb1e {
  border: 2px solid #dcbb1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbb1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 187 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbb1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbb1e, #9edc1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbb1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 187 30 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.44 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.75 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.75 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.89 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.10 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.67 #2344e1 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbb1e  rgb(220, 187, 30)  hsl(50, 76%, 49%)  Old Gold
#1e3fdc  rgb(30, 63, 220)  hsl(230, 76%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#1edcbb  rgb(30, 220, 187)  hsl(170, 76%, 49%)  Turquoise
#bb1edc  rgb(187, 30, 220)  hsl(290, 76%, 49%)  Electric Purple