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#DCBB49

#dcbb49 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbb49 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 66.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 46.53°, with 67.74% saturation and 57.45% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.5124

Complementary

  1. #dcbb49
  2. #496adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbb49
  2. #49b3dc
  3. #7149dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7149
  2. #dcbb49
  3. #b3dc49

Triadic

  1. #dcbb49
  2. #49dcbb
  3. #bb49dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbb49
  2. #6adc49
  3. #496adc
  4. #bb49dc

Square

  1. #dcbb49
  2. #49dc71
  3. #496adc
  4. #dc49b3

Monochromatic

  1. #756017
  2. #b69523
  3. #dcbb49
  4. #e8d389
  5. #f5ebc9

Shades

#dcbb49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbb49
  2. #c6a842
  3. #b0963a
  4. #9a8333
  5. #84702c
  6. #6e5e25
  7. #584b1d
  8. #423816
  9. #2c250f
  10. #161307
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbb49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbb49
  2. #e0c25b
  3. #e3c96d
  4. #e7cf80
  5. #ead692
  6. #eedda4
  7. #f1e4b6
  8. #f5ebc8
  9. #f8f1db
  10. #fcf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbb49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbb49
  2. #d3b54f
  3. #caaf54
  4. #c0a95a
  5. #b7a35f
  6. #ae9e65
  7. #a5986a
  8. #9c9270
  9. #928c75
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabd9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb83b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c24f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b941 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b388 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbb49 {
  color: #dcbb49;
}
Background
.bg-dcbb49 {
  background-color: #dcbb49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbb49 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbb49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbb49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 187 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbb49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbb49, #b3dc49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbb49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 187 73 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.56 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.64 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.53 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 7.16 #2344b6 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbb49  rgb(220, 187, 73)  hsl(47, 68%, 57%)  Old Gold
#496adc  rgb(73, 106, 220)  hsl(227, 68%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#49dcbb  rgb(73, 220, 187)  hsl(167, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb49dc  rgb(187, 73, 220)  hsl(287, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid