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#DCBC2E

#dcbc2e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbc2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 73.73% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 48.97°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.5138

Complementary

  1. #dcbc2e
  2. #2e4edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbc2e
  2. #2ea5dc
  3. #652edc

Analogous

  1. #dc652e
  2. #dcbc2e
  3. #a5dc2e

Triadic

  1. #dcbc2e
  2. #2edcbc
  3. #bc2edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbc2e
  2. #4edc2e
  3. #2e4edc
  4. #bc2edc

Square

  1. #dcbc2e
  2. #2edc65
  3. #2e4edc
  4. #dc2ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #615210
  2. #a2891b
  3. #dcbc2e
  4. #e7d170
  5. #f2e6b1

Shades

#dcbc2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbc2e
  2. #c6a929
  3. #b09625
  4. #9a8420
  5. #84711c
  6. #6e5e17
  7. #584b12
  8. #42380e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbc2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbc2e
  2. #e0c343
  3. #e3c958
  4. #e7d06d
  5. #ead782
  6. #eede97
  7. #f1e4ab
  8. #f5ebc0
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbc2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbc2e
  2. #d3b636
  3. #cab03e
  4. #c0aa47
  5. #b7a44f
  6. #ae9e57
  7. #a5985f
  8. #9c9267
  9. #928c70
  10. #898678
  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 #cbbd99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b806 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeada2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ba1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac034 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbc2e {
  color: #dcbc2e;
}
Background
.bg-dcbc2e {
  background-color: #dcbc2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbc2e {
  border: 2px solid #dcbc2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbc2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbc2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbc2e, #a5dc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbc2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.14 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.89 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.99 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.19 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.67 #2343d1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbc2e  rgb(220, 188, 46)  hsl(49, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2e4edc  rgb(46, 78, 220)  hsl(229, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#2edcbc  rgb(46, 220, 188)  hsl(169, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bc2edc  rgb(188, 46, 220)  hsl(289, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple