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#DCBB4B

#dcbb4b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbb4b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 65.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 46.34°, with 67.44% saturation and 57.84% 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 3.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5126

Complementary

  1. #dcbb4b
  2. #4b6cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbb4b
  2. #4bb5dc
  3. #724bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc724b
  2. #dcbb4b
  3. #b5dc4b

Triadic

  1. #dcbb4b
  2. #4bdcbb
  3. #bb4bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbb4b
  2. #6cdc4b
  3. #4b6cdc
  4. #bb4bdc

Square

  1. #dcbb4b
  2. #4bdc72
  3. #4b6cdc
  4. #dc4bb5

Monochromatic

  1. #776117
  2. #b79524
  3. #dcbb4b
  4. #e8d38b
  5. #f5ebcb

Shades

#dcbb4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbb4b
  2. #c6a844
  3. #b0963c
  4. #9a8335
  5. #84702d
  6. #6e5e26
  7. #584b1e
  8. #423817
  9. #2c250f
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbb4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbb4b
  2. #e0c25d
  3. #e3c96f
  4. #e7cf81
  5. #ead693
  6. #eedda5
  7. #f1e4b7
  8. #f5ebc9
  9. #f8f1db
  10. #fcf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbb4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbb4b
  2. #d3b550
  3. #caaf56
  4. #c0a95b
  5. #b7a360
  6. #ae9e66
  7. #a5986b
  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 #cabd9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb83d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c250 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b943 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b389 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbb4b {
  color: #dcbb4b;
}
Background
.bg-dcbb4b {
  background-color: #dcbb4b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbb4b {
  border: 2px solid #dcbb4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbb4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 187 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbb4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbb4b, #b5dc4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbb4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 187 75 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.30 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.59 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.54 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.69 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 7.25 #2344b4 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbb4b  rgb(220, 187, 75)  hsl(46, 67%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4b6cdc  rgb(75, 108, 220)  hsl(226, 67%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#4bdcbb  rgb(75, 220, 187)  hsl(166, 67%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb4bdc  rgb(187, 75, 220)  hsl(286, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid