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#DCBF22

#dcbf22 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbf22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 74.9% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.18% magenta, 84.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 50.65°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 11.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.5259

Complementary

  1. #dcbf22
  2. #223fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbf22
  2. #229cdc
  3. #6222dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6222
  2. #dcbf22
  3. #9cdc22

Triadic

  1. #dcbf22
  2. #22dcbf
  3. #bf22dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbf22
  2. #3fdc22
  3. #223fdc
  4. #bf22dc

Square

  1. #dcbf22
  2. #22dc62
  3. #223fdc
  4. #dc229c

Monochromatic

  1. #574c0e
  2. #9a8518
  3. #dcbf22
  4. #e7d264
  5. #f1e5a6

Shades

#dcbf22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbf22
  2. #c6ac1f
  3. #b0991b
  4. #9a8618
  5. #847314
  6. #6e6011
  7. #584c0e
  8. #42390a
  9. #2c2607
  10. #161303
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbf22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbf22
  2. #e0c538
  3. #e3cc4e
  4. #e7d264
  5. #ead97a
  6. #eedf91
  7. #f1e5a7
  8. #f5ecbd
  9. #f8f2d3
  10. #fcf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbf22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbf22
  2. #d3b92b
  3. #cab235
  4. #c0ac3e
  5. #b7a648
  6. #aea051
  7. #a5995a
  8. #9c9364
  9. #928d6d
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbf9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc430 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeafa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc22b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbf22 {
  color: #dcbf22;
}
Background
.bg-dcbf22 {
  background-color: #dcbf22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbf22 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbf22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbf22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 191 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbf22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbf22, #9cdc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbf22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 191 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.91 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.67 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.84 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.43 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.83 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.78 #2340dd Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbf22  rgb(220, 191, 34)  hsl(51, 73%, 50%)  Old Gold
#223fdc  rgb(34, 63, 220)  hsl(231, 73%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#22dcbf  rgb(34, 220, 191)  hsl(171, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#bf22dc  rgb(191, 34, 220)  hsl(291, 73%, 50%)  Electric Purple