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#DCBC47

#dcbc47 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbc47 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 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 67.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 47.11°, with 68.04% saturation and 57.06% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5164

Complementary

  1. #dcbc47
  2. #4767dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbc47
  2. #47b2dc
  3. #7147dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7147
  2. #dcbc47
  3. #b2dc47

Triadic

  1. #dcbc47
  2. #47dcbc
  3. #bc47dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbc47
  2. #67dc47
  3. #4767dc
  4. #bc47dc

Square

  1. #dcbc47
  2. #47dc71
  3. #4767dc
  4. #dc47b2

Monochromatic

  1. #746016
  2. #b49522
  3. #dcbc47
  4. #e8d387
  5. #f4ebc8

Shades

#dcbc47 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbc47
  2. #c6a940
  3. #b09639
  4. #9a8432
  5. #84712b
  6. #6e5e24
  7. #584b1c
  8. #423815
  9. #2c260e
  10. #161307
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbc47 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbc47
  2. #e0c359
  3. #e3c96c
  4. #e7d07e
  5. #ead791
  6. #eedea3
  7. #f1e4b5
  8. #f5ebc8
  9. #f8f2da
  10. #fcf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbc47 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbc47
  2. #d3b64d
  3. #cab052
  4. #c0aa58
  5. #b7a45e
  6. #ae9e64
  7. #a59869
  8. #9c926f
  9. #928c75
  10. #89867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb938 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c24d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ba3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c04b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b488 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbc47 {
  color: #dcbc47;
}
Background
.bg-dcbc47 {
  background-color: #dcbc47;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbc47 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbc47;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbc47;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbc47 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbc47, #b2dc47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbc47 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 71 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.77 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.86 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.71 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.25 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 7.07 #2343b8 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbc47  rgb(220, 188, 71)  hsl(47, 68%, 57%)  Old Gold
#4767dc  rgb(71, 103, 220)  hsl(227, 68%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#47dcbc  rgb(71, 220, 188)  hsl(167, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc47dc  rgb(188, 71, 220)  hsl(287, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid