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#DCBC6E

#dcbc6e ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcbc6e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 50% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 42.55°, with 61.11% saturation and 64.71% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.5231

Complementary

  1. #dcbc6e
  2. #6e8edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbc6e
  2. #6ec5dc
  3. #856edc

Analogous

  1. #dc856e
  2. #dcbc6e
  3. #c5dc6e

Triadic

  1. #dcbc6e
  2. #6edcbc
  3. #bc6edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbc6e
  2. #8edc6e
  3. #6e8edc
  4. #bc6edc

Square

  1. #dcbc6e
  2. #6edc85
  3. #6e8edc
  4. #dc6ec5

Monochromatic

  1. #8f6f22
  2. #cc9f31
  3. #dcbc6e
  4. #ebd8ac
  5. #faf5e9

Shades

#dcbc6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbc6e
  2. #c6a963
  3. #b09658
  4. #9a844d
  5. #847142
  6. #6e5e37
  7. #584b2c
  8. #423821
  9. #2c2616
  10. #16130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbc6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbc6e
  2. #e0c37d
  3. #e3c98b
  4. #e7d09a
  5. #ead7a8
  6. #eedeb7
  7. #f1e4c5
  8. #f5ebd4
  9. #f8f2e2
  10. #fcf8f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbc6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbc6e
  2. #d3b670
  3. #cab072
  4. #c0aa73
  5. #b7a475
  6. #ae9e77
  7. #a59879
  8. #9c927b
  9. #928c7c
  10. #89867e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccba68 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c371 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebb0a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3bb6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c070 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5b595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbc6e {
  color: #dcbc6e;
}
Background
.bg-dcbc6e {
  background-color: #dcbc6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbc6e {
  border: 2px solid #dcbc6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbc6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 188 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 61% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbc6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbc6e, #c5dc6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbc6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 188 110 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.67 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.02 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.20 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.43 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 7.85 #234391 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#dcbc6e  rgb(220, 188, 110)  hsl(43, 61%, 65%)  Vegas Gold
#6e8edc  rgb(110, 142, 220)  hsl(223, 61%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#6edcbc  rgb(110, 220, 188)  hsl(163, 61%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc6edc  rgb(188, 110, 220)  hsl(283, 61%, 65%)  Floral Lavender