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#DCBC50

#dcbc50 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbc50 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 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 63.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 46.29°, with 66.67% saturation and 58.82% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.5176

Complementary

  1. #dcbc50
  2. #5070dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbc50
  2. #50b6dc
  3. #7650dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7650
  2. #dcbc50
  3. #b6dc50

Triadic

  1. #dcbc50
  2. #50dcbc
  3. #bc50dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbc50
  2. #70dc50
  3. #5070dc
  4. #bc50dc

Square

  1. #dcbc50
  2. #50dc76
  3. #5070dc
  4. #dc50b6

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6418
  2. #ba9825
  3. #dcbc50
  4. #e9d490
  5. #f5edcf

Shades

#dcbc50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbc50
  2. #c6a948
  3. #b09640
  4. #9a8438
  5. #847130
  6. #6e5e28
  7. #584b20
  8. #423818
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbc50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbc50
  2. #e0c362
  3. #e3c973
  4. #e7d085
  5. #ead796
  6. #eedea8
  7. #f1e4b9
  8. #f5ebcb
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fcf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbc50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbc50
  2. #d3b655
  3. #cab05a
  4. #c0aa5e
  5. #b7a463
  6. #ae9e68
  7. #a5986d
  8. #9c9272
  9. #928c76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb944 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c255 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ba49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c053 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbc50 {
  color: #dcbc50;
}
Background
.bg-dcbc50 {
  background-color: #dcbc50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbc50 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbc50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbc50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbc50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbc50, #b6dc50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbc50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 80 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.26 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.28 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.78 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.99 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.36 #2343af Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbc50  rgb(220, 188, 80)  hsl(46, 67%, 59%)  Old Gold
#5070dc  rgb(80, 112, 220)  hsl(226, 67%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#50dcbc  rgb(80, 220, 188)  hsl(166, 67%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc50dc  rgb(188, 80, 220)  hsl(286, 67%, 59%)  Medium Orchid