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#DCBC40

#dcbc40 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbc40 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 70.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 47.69°, with 69.03% saturation and 55.69% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.5155

Complementary

  1. #dcbc40
  2. #4060dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbc40
  2. #40aedc
  3. #6e40dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6e40
  2. #dcbc40
  3. #aedc40

Triadic

  1. #dcbc40
  2. #40dcbc
  3. #bc40dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbc40
  2. #60dc40
  3. #4060dc
  4. #bc40dc

Square

  1. #dcbc40
  2. #40dc6e
  3. #4060dc
  4. #dc40ae

Monochromatic

  1. #6f5c14
  2. #af9220
  3. #dcbc40
  4. #e8d381
  5. #f4e9c1

Shades

#dcbc40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbc40
  2. #c6a93a
  3. #b09633
  4. #9a842d
  5. #847126
  6. #6e5e20
  7. #584b1a
  8. #423813
  9. #2c260d
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbc40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbc40
  2. #e0c353
  3. #e3c966
  4. #e7d079
  5. #ead78c
  6. #eedea0
  7. #f1e4b3
  8. #f5ebc6
  9. #f8f2d9
  10. #fcf8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbc40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbc40
  2. #d3b646
  3. #cab04d
  4. #c0aa53
  5. #b7a45a
  6. #ae9e60
  7. #a59866
  8. #9c926d
  9. #928c73
  10. #89867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b92e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c247 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ba36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c044 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbc40 {
  color: #dcbc40;
}
Background
.bg-dcbc40 {
  background-color: #dcbc40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbc40 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbc40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbc40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbc40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbc40, #aedc40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbc40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 64 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.93 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.07 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.12 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.87 #2343bf Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbc40  rgb(220, 188, 64)  hsl(48, 69%, 56%)  Old Gold
#4060dc  rgb(64, 96, 220)  hsl(228, 69%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#40dcbc  rgb(64, 220, 188)  hsl(168, 69%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc40dc  rgb(188, 64, 220)  hsl(288, 69%, 56%)  Medium Orchid