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#DCBC68

#dcbc68 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcbc68 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 73.73% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 52.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 43.45°, with 62.37% saturation and 63.53% 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 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.5218

Complementary

  1. #dcbc68
  2. #6888dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbc68
  2. #68c2dc
  3. #8268dc

Analogous

  1. #dc8268
  2. #dcbc68
  3. #c2dc68

Triadic

  1. #dcbc68
  2. #68dcbc
  3. #bc68dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbc68
  2. #88dc68
  3. #6888dc
  4. #bc68dc

Square

  1. #dcbc68
  2. #68dc82
  3. #6888dc
  4. #dc68c2

Monochromatic

  1. #8b6d20
  2. #c99e2f
  3. #dcbc68
  4. #ead8a6
  5. #f9f3e4

Shades

#dcbc68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbc68
  2. #c6a95e
  3. #b09653
  4. #9a8449
  5. #84713e
  6. #6e5e34
  7. #584b2a
  8. #42381f
  9. #2c2615
  10. #16130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbc68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbc68
  2. #e0c377
  3. #e3c986
  4. #e7d095
  5. #ead7a4
  6. #eedeb4
  7. #f1e4c3
  8. #f5ebd2
  9. #f8f2e1
  10. #fcf8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbc68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbc68
  2. #d3b66a
  3. #cab06d
  4. #c0aa6f
  5. #b7a472
  6. #ae9e74
  7. #a59876
  8. #9c9279
  9. #928c7b
  10. #89867e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdba61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c36b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecb0a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3bb64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8c06a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b593 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbc68 {
  color: #dcbc68;
}
Background
.bg-dcbc68 {
  background-color: #dcbc68;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbc68 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbc68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbc68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 62% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbc68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbc68, #c2dc68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbc68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 104 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.45 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.83 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.07 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.06 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.08 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.08 #234397 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#dcbc68  rgb(220, 188, 104)  hsl(43, 62%, 64%)  Vegas Gold
#6888dc  rgb(104, 136, 220)  hsl(223, 62%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#68dcbc  rgb(104, 220, 188)  hsl(163, 62%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc68dc  rgb(188, 104, 220)  hsl(283, 62%, 64%)  Medium Orchid