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#DCBC44

#dcbc44 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbc44 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 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 69.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 47.37°, with 68.47% saturation and 56.47% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.516

Complementary

  1. #dcbc44
  2. #4464dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbc44
  2. #44b0dc
  3. #7044dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7044
  2. #dcbc44
  3. #b0dc44

Triadic

  1. #dcbc44
  2. #44dcbc
  3. #bc44dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbc44
  2. #64dc44
  3. #4464dc
  4. #bc44dc

Square

  1. #dcbc44
  2. #44dc70
  3. #4464dc
  4. #dc44b0

Monochromatic

  1. #725e15
  2. #b29421
  3. #dcbc44
  4. #e8d384
  5. #f4eac5

Shades

#dcbc44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbc44
  2. #c6a93d
  3. #b09636
  4. #9a8430
  5. #847129
  6. #6e5e22
  7. #584b1b
  8. #423814
  9. #2c260e
  10. #161307
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbc44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbc44
  2. #e0c357
  3. #e3c969
  4. #e7d07c
  5. #ead78f
  6. #eedea2
  7. #f1e4b4
  8. #f5ebc7
  9. #f8f2da
  10. #fcf8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbc44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbc44
  2. #d3b64a
  3. #cab050
  4. #c0aa56
  5. #b7a45c
  6. #ae9e62
  7. #a59868
  8. #9c926e
  9. #928c74
  10. #89867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb934 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c24a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ba3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c048 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b388 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbc44 {
  color: #dcbc44;
}
Background
.bg-dcbc44 {
  background-color: #dcbc44;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbc44 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbc44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbc44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbc44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbc44, #b0dc44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbc44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 68 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.69 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.88 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.19 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.04 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.97 #2343bb Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbc44  rgb(220, 188, 68)  hsl(47, 68%, 56%)  Old Gold
#4464dc  rgb(68, 100, 220)  hsl(227, 68%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#44dcbc  rgb(68, 220, 188)  hsl(167, 68%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc44dc  rgb(188, 68, 220)  hsl(287, 68%, 56%)  Medium Orchid