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#DCBE36

#dcbe36 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbe36 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.64% magenta, 75.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.16°, with 70.34% saturation and 53.73% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.5231

Complementary

  1. #dcbe36
  2. #3654dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbe36
  2. #36a7dc
  3. #6b36dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6b36
  2. #dcbe36
  3. #a7dc36

Triadic

  1. #dcbe36
  2. #36dcbe
  3. #be36dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbe36
  2. #54dc36
  3. #3654dc
  4. #be36dc

Square

  1. #dcbe36
  2. #36dc6b
  3. #3654dc
  4. #dc36a7

Monochromatic

  1. #675812
  2. #a88f1d
  3. #dcbe36
  4. #e7d377
  5. #f3e8b8

Shades

#dcbe36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbe36
  2. #c6ab31
  3. #b0982b
  4. #9a8526
  5. #847220
  6. #6e5f1b
  7. #584c16
  8. #423910
  9. #2c260b
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbe36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbe36
  2. #e0c54a
  3. #e3cb5e
  4. #e7d272
  5. #ead886
  6. #eedf9b
  7. #f1e5af
  8. #f5ecc3
  9. #f8f2d7
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbe36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbe36
  2. #d3b83d
  3. #cab245
  4. #c0ab4c
  5. #b7a554
  6. #ae9f5b
  7. #a59962
  8. #9c936a
  9. #928c71
  10. #898679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbf9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac33f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeafa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bc28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc13b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbe36 {
  color: #dcbe36;
}
Background
.bg-dcbe36 {
  background-color: #dcbe36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbe36 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbe36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbe36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 190 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbe36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbe36, #a7dc36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbe36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 190 54 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.87 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.15 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.79 #2341c9 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbe36  rgb(220, 190, 54)  hsl(49, 70%, 54%)  Old Gold
#3654dc  rgb(54, 84, 220)  hsl(229, 70%, 54%)  Iris
#36dcbe  rgb(54, 220, 190)  hsl(169, 70%, 54%)  Turquoise
#be36dc  rgb(190, 54, 220)  hsl(289, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid