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#DCBE2A

#dcbe2a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbe2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.64% magenta, 80.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.89°, with 71.77% saturation and 51.37% 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 Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.5221

Complementary

  1. #dcbe2a
  2. #2a48dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbe2a
  2. #2aa1dc
  3. #652adc

Analogous

  1. #dc652a
  2. #dcbe2a
  3. #a1dc2a

Triadic

  1. #dcbe2a
  2. #2adcbe
  3. #be2adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbe2a
  2. #48dc2a
  3. #2a48dc
  4. #be2adc

Square

  1. #dcbe2a
  2. #2adc65
  3. #2a48dc
  4. #dc2aa1

Monochromatic

  1. #5e500f
  2. #9f891a
  3. #dcbe2a
  4. #e7d26c
  5. #f2e6ad

Shades

#dcbe2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbe2a
  2. #c6ab26
  3. #b09822
  4. #9a851d
  5. #847219
  6. #6e5f15
  7. #584c11
  8. #42390d
  9. #2c2608
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbe2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbe2a
  2. #e0c53f
  3. #e3cb55
  4. #e7d26a
  5. #ead87f
  6. #eedf95
  7. #f1e5aa
  8. #f5ecbf
  9. #f8f2d4
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbe2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbe2a
  2. #d3b833
  3. #cab23b
  4. #c0ab44
  5. #b7a54c
  6. #ae9f55
  7. #a5995e
  8. #9c9366
  9. #928c6f
  10. #898677
  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 #cbbf9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac335 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeafa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc131 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbe2a {
  color: #dcbe2a;
}
Background
.bg-dcbe2a {
  background-color: #dcbe2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbe2a {
  border: 2px solid #dcbe2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbe2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 190 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbe2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbe2a, #a1dc2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbe2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 190 42 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.44 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.93 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.27 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.38 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.79 #2341d5 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbe2a  rgb(220, 190, 42)  hsl(50, 72%, 51%)  Old Gold
#2a48dc  rgb(42, 72, 220)  hsl(230, 72%, 51%)  Iris
#2adcbe  rgb(42, 220, 190)  hsl(170, 72%, 51%)  Turquoise
#be2adc  rgb(190, 42, 220)  hsl(290, 72%, 51%)  Electric Purple