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#DCBE2D

#dcbe2d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbe2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.64% magenta, 79.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.71°, with 71.43% saturation and 51.96% 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 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.5223

Complementary

  1. #dcbe2d
  2. #2d4bdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbe2d
  2. #2da3dc
  3. #662ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc662d
  2. #dcbe2d
  3. #a3dc2d

Triadic

  1. #dcbe2d
  2. #2ddcbe
  3. #be2ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbe2d
  2. #4bdc2d
  3. #2d4bdc
  4. #be2ddc

Square

  1. #dcbe2d
  2. #2ddc66
  3. #2d4bdc
  4. #dc2da3

Monochromatic

  1. #605210
  2. #a28a1b
  3. #dcbe2d
  4. #e7d26f
  5. #f2e7b0

Shades

#dcbe2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbe2d
  2. #c6ab29
  3. #b09824
  4. #9a8520
  5. #84721b
  6. #6e5f17
  7. #584c12
  8. #42390e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbe2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbe2d
  2. #e0c542
  3. #e3cb57
  4. #e7d26c
  5. #ead881
  6. #eedf96
  7. #f1e5ab
  8. #f5ecc0
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbe2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbe2d
  2. #d3b835
  3. #cab23e
  4. #c0ab46
  5. #b7a54e
  6. #ae9f57
  7. #a5995f
  8. #9c9367
  9. #928c6f
  10. #898678
  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 #cbbf9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac338 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeafa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbe2d {
  color: #dcbe2d;
}
Background
.bg-dcbe2d {
  background-color: #dcbe2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbe2d {
  border: 2px solid #dcbe2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbe2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 190 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbe2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbe2d, #a3dc2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbe2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 190 45 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.82 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.86 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.16 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.17 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.49 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.79 #2341d2 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbe2d  rgb(220, 190, 45)  hsl(50, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2d4bdc  rgb(45, 75, 220)  hsl(230, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#2ddcbe  rgb(45, 220, 190)  hsl(170, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#be2ddc  rgb(190, 45, 220)  hsl(290, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple