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#DCBE22

#dcbe22 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbe22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.51% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.64% magenta, 84.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 50.32°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.5216

Complementary

  1. #dcbe22
  2. #2240dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbe22
  2. #229ddc
  3. #6122dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6122
  2. #dcbe22
  3. #9ddc22

Triadic

  1. #dcbe22
  2. #22dcbe
  3. #be22dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbe22
  2. #40dc22
  3. #2240dc
  4. #be22dc

Square

  1. #dcbe22
  2. #22dc61
  3. #2240dc
  4. #dc229d

Monochromatic

  1. #574c0e
  2. #9a8518
  3. #dcbe22
  4. #e7d264
  5. #f1e5a6

Shades

#dcbe22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbe22
  2. #c6ab1f
  3. #b0981b
  4. #9a8518
  5. #847214
  6. #6e5f11
  7. #584c0e
  8. #42390a
  9. #2c2607
  10. #161303
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbe22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbe22
  2. #e0c538
  3. #e3cb4e
  4. #e7d264
  5. #ead87a
  6. #eedf91
  7. #f1e5a7
  8. #f5ecbd
  9. #f8f2d3
  10. #fcf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbe22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbe22
  2. #d3b82b
  3. #cab235
  4. #c0ab3e
  5. #b7a548
  6. #ae9f51
  7. #a5995a
  8. #9c9364
  9. #928c6d
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbf99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac330 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeaea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc12b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b582 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbe22 {
  color: #dcbe22;
}
Background
.bg-dcbe22 {
  background-color: #dcbe22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbe22 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbe22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbe22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 190 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbe22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbe22, #9ddc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbe22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 190 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.77 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.66 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.20 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.52 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.83 #2341dd Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbe22  rgb(220, 190, 34)  hsl(50, 73%, 50%)  Old Gold
#2240dc  rgb(34, 64, 220)  hsl(230, 73%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#22dcbe  rgb(34, 220, 190)  hsl(170, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#be22dc  rgb(190, 34, 220)  hsl(290, 73%, 50%)  Electric Purple