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#DCBE2F

#dcbe2f ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbe2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.64% magenta, 78.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.6°, with 71.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.5225

Complementary

  1. #dcbe2f
  2. #2f4ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbe2f
  2. #2fa3dc
  3. #682fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc682f
  2. #dcbe2f
  3. #a3dc2f

Triadic

  1. #dcbe2f
  2. #2fdcbe
  3. #be2fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbe2f
  2. #4ddc2f
  3. #2f4ddc
  4. #be2fdc

Square

  1. #dcbe2f
  2. #2fdc68
  3. #2f4ddc
  4. #dc2fa3

Monochromatic

  1. #625410
  2. #a38c1b
  3. #dcbe2f
  4. #e7d270
  5. #f2e7b2

Shades

#dcbe2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbe2f
  2. #c6ab2a
  3. #b09826
  4. #9a8521
  5. #84721c
  6. #6e5f18
  7. #584c13
  8. #42390e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbe2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbe2f
  2. #e0c544
  3. #e3cb59
  4. #e7d26d
  5. #ead882
  6. #eedf97
  7. #f1e5ac
  8. #f5ecc1
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbe2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbe2f
  2. #d3b837
  3. #cab23f
  4. #c0ab47
  5. #b7a54f
  6. #ae9f58
  7. #a59960
  8. #9c9368
  9. #928c70
  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 #d2ba08 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac339 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeafa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc135 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbe2f {
  color: #dcbe2f;
}
Background
.bg-dcbe2f {
  background-color: #dcbe2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbe2f {
  border: 2px solid #dcbe2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbe2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 190 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbe2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbe2f, #a3dc2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbe2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 190 47 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.24 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.75 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.92 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.10 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.56 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.79 #2341d0 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbe2f  rgb(220, 190, 47)  hsl(50, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2f4ddc  rgb(47, 77, 220)  hsl(230, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#2fdcbe  rgb(47, 220, 190)  hsl(170, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#be2fdc  rgb(190, 47, 220)  hsl(290, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple