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#DCBC53

#dcbc53 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbc53 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 62.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 45.99°, with 66.18% saturation and 59.41% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.5181

Complementary

  1. #dcbc53
  2. #5373dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbc53
  2. #53b7dc
  3. #7853dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7853
  2. #dcbc53
  3. #b7dc53

Triadic

  1. #dcbc53
  2. #53dcbc
  3. #bc53dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbc53
  2. #73dc53
  3. #5373dc
  4. #bc53dc

Square

  1. #dcbc53
  2. #53dc78
  3. #5373dc
  4. #dc53b7

Monochromatic

  1. #7d6519
  2. #bc9926
  3. #dcbc53
  4. #e9d593
  5. #f6eed2

Shades

#dcbc53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbc53
  2. #c6a94b
  3. #b09642
  4. #9a843a
  5. #847132
  6. #6e5e2a
  7. #584b21
  8. #423819
  9. #2c2611
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbc53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbc53
  2. #e0c364
  3. #e3c975
  4. #e7d087
  5. #ead798
  6. #eedea9
  7. #f1e4ba
  8. #f5ebcb
  9. #f8f2dd
  10. #fcf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbc53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbc53
  2. #d3b658
  3. #cab05c
  4. #c0aa61
  5. #b7a465
  6. #ae9e6a
  7. #a5986e
  8. #9c9273
  9. #928c77
  10. #89867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbe9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb948 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c358 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ba4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c056 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbc53 {
  color: #dcbc53;
}
Background
.bg-dcbc53 {
  background-color: #dcbc53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbc53 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbc53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbc53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbc53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbc53, #b7dc53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbc53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 83 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.51 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.18 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.27 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.46 #2343ac Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbc53  rgb(220, 188, 83)  hsl(46, 66%, 59%)  Old Gold
#5373dc  rgb(83, 115, 220)  hsl(226, 66%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#53dcbc  rgb(83, 220, 188)  hsl(166, 66%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc53dc  rgb(188, 83, 220)  hsl(286, 66%, 59%)  Medium Orchid