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#DCBF2F

#dcbf2f ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbf2f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.18% magenta, 78.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.94°, 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 11.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.5268

Complementary

  1. #dcbf2f
  2. #2f4cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbf2f
  2. #2fa2dc
  3. #682fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc682f
  2. #dcbf2f
  3. #a2dc2f

Triadic

  1. #dcbf2f
  2. #2fdcbf
  3. #bf2fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbf2f
  2. #4cdc2f
  3. #2f4cdc
  4. #bf2fdc

Square

  1. #dcbf2f
  2. #2fdc68
  3. #2f4cdc
  4. #dc2fa2

Monochromatic

  1. #625410
  2. #a38c1b
  3. #dcbf2f
  4. #e7d370
  5. #f2e7b2

Shades

#dcbf2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbf2f
  2. #c6ac2a
  3. #b09926
  4. #9a8621
  5. #84731c
  6. #6e6018
  7. #584c13
  8. #42390e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbf2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbf2f
  2. #e0c544
  3. #e3cc59
  4. #e7d26d
  5. #ead982
  6. #eedf97
  7. #f1e5ac
  8. #f5ecc1
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbf2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbf2f
  2. #d3b937
  3. #cab23f
  4. #c0ac47
  5. #b7a64f
  6. #aea058
  7. #a59960
  8. #9c9368
  9. #928d70
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc439 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bc1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc236 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbf2f {
  color: #dcbf2f;
}
Background
.bg-dcbf2f {
  background-color: #dcbf2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbf2f {
  border: 2px solid #dcbf2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbf2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 191 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbf2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbf2f, #a2dc2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbf2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 191 47 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.39 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.08 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.24 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.43 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.87 #2340d0 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbf2f  rgb(220, 191, 47)  hsl(50, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2f4cdc  rgb(47, 76, 220)  hsl(230, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#2fdcbf  rgb(47, 220, 191)  hsl(170, 71%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bf2fdc  rgb(191, 47, 220)  hsl(290, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple