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#DCBD55

#dcbd55 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbd55 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.12% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.09% magenta, 61.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 46.22°, with 65.85% saturation and 59.8% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.5227

Complementary

  1. #dcbd55
  2. #5574dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbd55
  2. #55b7dc
  3. #7955dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7955
  2. #dcbd55
  3. #b7dc55

Triadic

  1. #dcbd55
  2. #55dcbd
  3. #bd55dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbd55
  2. #74dc55
  3. #5574dc
  4. #bd55dc

Square

  1. #dcbd55
  2. #55dc79
  3. #5574dc
  4. #dc55b7

Monochromatic

  1. #7e671a
  2. #bd9b27
  3. #dcbd55
  4. #e9d694
  5. #f6eed4

Shades

#dcbd55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbd55
  2. #c6aa4d
  3. #b09744
  4. #9a843c
  5. #847133
  6. #6e5f2b
  7. #584c22
  8. #42391a
  9. #2c2611
  10. #161309
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbd55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbd55
  2. #e0c466
  3. #e3ca77
  4. #e7d188
  5. #ead799
  6. #eedeaa
  7. #f1e5bb
  8. #f5ebcc
  9. #f8f2dd
  10. #fcf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbd55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbd55
  2. #d3b759
  3. #cab15e
  4. #c0ab62
  5. #b7a566
  6. #ae9f6b
  7. #a5986f
  8. #9c9273
  9. #928c77
  10. #89867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbea0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfba4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c35a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edafa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5bb4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c158 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b58d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbd55 {
  color: #dcbd55;
}
Background
.bg-dcbd55 {
  background-color: #dcbd55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbd55 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbd55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbd55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 189 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbd55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbd55, #b7dc55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbd55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 189 85 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.19 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.42 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.07 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.15 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.28 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.34 #2342aa Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbd55  rgb(220, 189, 85)  hsl(46, 66%, 60%)  Old Gold
#5574dc  rgb(85, 116, 220)  hsl(226, 66%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#55dcbd  rgb(85, 220, 189)  hsl(166, 66%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bd55dc  rgb(189, 85, 220)  hsl(286, 66%, 60%)  Medium Orchid