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#DCBE38

#dcbe38 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbe38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.64% magenta, 74.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.02°, with 70.09% saturation and 54.12% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.5233

Complementary

  1. #dcbe38
  2. #3856dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbe38
  2. #38a8dc
  3. #6c38dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6c38
  2. #dcbe38
  3. #a8dc38

Triadic

  1. #dcbe38
  2. #38dcbe
  3. #be38dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbe38
  2. #56dc38
  3. #3856dc
  4. #be38dc

Square

  1. #dcbe38
  2. #38dc6c
  3. #3856dc
  4. #dc38a8

Monochromatic

  1. #695912
  2. #aa901e
  3. #dcbe38
  4. #e7d379
  5. #f3e9ba

Shades

#dcbe38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbe38
  2. #c6ab32
  3. #b0982d
  4. #9a8527
  5. #847222
  6. #6e5f1c
  7. #584c16
  8. #423911
  9. #2c260b
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbe38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbe38
  2. #e0c54c
  3. #e3cb60
  4. #e7d274
  5. #ead888
  6. #eedf9c
  7. #f1e5af
  8. #f5ecc3
  9. #f8f2d7
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbe38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbe38
  2. #d3b83f
  3. #cab246
  4. #c0ab4e
  5. #b7a555
  6. #ae9f5c
  7. #a59963
  8. #9c936a
  9. #928c72
  10. #898679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbf9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c340 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeafa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bc2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac13d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbe38 {
  color: #dcbe38;
}
Background
.bg-dcbe38 {
  background-color: #dcbe38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbe38 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbe38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbe38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 190 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbe38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbe38, #a8dc38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbe38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 190 56 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.45 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.81 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.17 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.23 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.66 #2341c7 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbe38  rgb(220, 190, 56)  hsl(49, 70%, 54%)  Old Gold
#3856dc  rgb(56, 86, 220)  hsl(229, 70%, 54%)  Iris
#38dcbe  rgb(56, 220, 190)  hsl(169, 70%, 54%)  Turquoise
#be38dc  rgb(190, 56, 220)  hsl(289, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid