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#DCBB53

#dcbb53 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbb53 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 62.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 45.55°, with 66.18% saturation and 59.41% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.5138

Complementary

  1. #dcbb53
  2. #5374dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbb53
  2. #53b8dc
  3. #7753dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7753
  2. #dcbb53
  3. #b8dc53

Triadic

  1. #dcbb53
  2. #53dcbb
  3. #bb53dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbb53
  2. #74dc53
  3. #5374dc
  4. #bb53dc

Square

  1. #dcbb53
  2. #53dc77
  3. #5374dc
  4. #dc53b8

Monochromatic

  1. #7d6519
  2. #bc9826
  3. #dcbb53
  4. #e9d493
  5. #f6edd2

Shades

#dcbb53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbb53
  2. #c6a84b
  3. #b09642
  4. #9a833a
  5. #847032
  6. #6e5e2a
  7. #584b21
  8. #423819
  9. #2c2511
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbb53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbb53
  2. #e0c264
  3. #e3c975
  4. #e7cf87
  5. #ead698
  6. #eedda9
  7. #f1e4ba
  8. #f5ebcb
  9. #f8f1dd
  10. #fcf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbb53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbb53
  2. #d3b558
  3. #caaf5c
  4. #c0a961
  5. #b7a365
  6. #ae9e6a
  7. #a5986e
  8. #9c9273
  9. #928c77
  10. #89867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb848 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c258 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3b94c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8bf56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b38b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbb53 {
  color: #dcbb53;
}
Background
.bg-dcbb53 {
  background-color: #dcbb53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbb53 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbb53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbb53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 187 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbb53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbb53, #b8dc53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbb53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 187 83 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.64 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.66 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.25 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.54 #2344ac Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbb53  rgb(220, 187, 83)  hsl(46, 66%, 59%)  Old Gold
#5374dc  rgb(83, 116, 220)  hsl(226, 66%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#53dcbb  rgb(83, 220, 187)  hsl(166, 66%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb53dc  rgb(187, 83, 220)  hsl(286, 66%, 59%)  Medium Orchid