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#DCBD0B

#dcbd0b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcbd0b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.12% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.09% magenta, 95% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 51.1°, with 90.48% saturation and 45.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.5163

Complementary

  1. #dcbd0b
  2. #0b2adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbd0b
  2. #0b92dc
  3. #540bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc540b
  2. #dcbd0b
  3. #92dc0b

Triadic

  1. #dcbd0b
  2. #0bdcbd
  3. #bd0bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbd0b
  2. #2adc0b
  3. #0b2adc
  4. #bd0bdc

Square

  1. #dcbd0b
  2. #0bdc54
  3. #0b2adc
  4. #dc0b92

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4004
  2. #937e07
  3. #dcbd0b
  4. #f5da3e
  5. #f9e887

Shades

#dcbd0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbd0b
  2. #c6aa0a
  3. #b09709
  4. #9a8408
  5. #847107
  6. #6e5f06
  7. #584c04
  8. #423903
  9. #2c2602
  10. #161301
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbd0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbd0b
  2. #e0c423
  3. #e3ca3c
  4. #e7d154
  5. #ead76d
  6. #eede85
  7. #f1e59d
  8. #f5ebb6
  9. #f8f2ce
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbd0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbd0b
  2. #d3b717
  3. #cab122
  4. #c0ab2e
  5. #b7a53a
  6. #ae9f46
  7. #a59851
  8. #9c925d
  9. #928c69
  10. #898674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbe97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac323 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeada1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc01c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbd0b {
  color: #dcbd0b;
}
Background
.bg-dcbd0b {
  background-color: #dcbd0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbd0b {
  border: 2px solid #dcbd0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbd0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 189 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbd0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbd0b, #92dc0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbd0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 189 11 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.54 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.34 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.78 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.70 #2342f4 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbd0b  rgb(220, 189, 11)  hsl(51, 90%, 45%)  Old Gold
#0b2adc  rgb(11, 42, 220)  hsl(231, 90%, 45%)  Blue
#0bdcbd  rgb(11, 220, 189)  hsl(171, 90%, 45%)  Turquoise
#bd0bdc  rgb(189, 11, 220)  hsl(291, 90%, 45%)  Electric Purple