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#DCBC56

#dcbc56 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbc56 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 60.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 45.67°, with 65.69% saturation and 60% 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 11.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.5185

Complementary

  1. #dcbc56
  2. #5676dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbc56
  2. #56b9dc
  3. #7956dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7956
  2. #dcbc56
  3. #b9dc56

Triadic

  1. #dcbc56
  2. #56dcbc
  3. #bc56dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbc56
  2. #76dc56
  3. #5676dc
  4. #bc56dc

Square

  1. #dcbc56
  2. #56dc79
  3. #5676dc
  4. #dc56b9

Monochromatic

  1. #7f671a
  2. #be9a27
  3. #dcbc56
  4. #e9d595
  5. #f6eed5

Shades

#dcbc56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbc56
  2. #c6a94d
  3. #b09645
  4. #9a843c
  5. #847134
  6. #6e5e2b
  7. #584b22
  8. #42381a
  9. #2c2611
  10. #161309
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbc56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbc56
  2. #e0c367
  3. #e3c978
  4. #e7d089
  5. #ead79a
  6. #eedeab
  7. #f1e4bb
  8. #f5ebcc
  9. #f8f2dd
  10. #fcf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbc56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbc56
  2. #d3b65a
  3. #cab05e
  4. #c0aa63
  5. #b7a467
  6. #ae9e6b
  7. #a5986f
  8. #9c9273
  9. #928c78
  10. #89867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbe9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb94b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c35a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edaea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ba50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c059 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b48d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbc56 {
  color: #dcbc56;
}
Background
.bg-dcbc56 {
  background-color: #dcbc56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbc56 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbc56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbc56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbc56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbc56, #b9dc56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbc56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 86 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.10 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.21 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.57 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.58 #2343a9 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbc56  rgb(220, 188, 86)  hsl(46, 66%, 60%)  Old Gold
#5676dc  rgb(86, 118, 220)  hsl(226, 66%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#56dcbc  rgb(86, 220, 188)  hsl(166, 66%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc56dc  rgb(188, 86, 220)  hsl(286, 66%, 60%)  Medium Orchid