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#DCBF36

#dcbf36 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbf36 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.18% magenta, 75.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.52°, 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 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.5274

Complementary

  1. #dcbf36
  2. #3653dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbf36
  2. #36a6dc
  3. #6c36dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6c36
  2. #dcbf36
  3. #a6dc36

Triadic

  1. #dcbf36
  2. #36dcbf
  3. #bf36dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbf36
  2. #53dc36
  3. #3653dc
  4. #bf36dc

Square

  1. #dcbf36
  2. #36dc6c
  3. #3653dc
  4. #dc36a6

Monochromatic

  1. #675812
  2. #a8901d
  3. #dcbf36
  4. #e7d477
  5. #f3e8b8

Shades

#dcbf36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbf36
  2. #c6ac31
  3. #b0992b
  4. #9a8626
  5. #847320
  6. #6e601b
  7. #584c16
  8. #423910
  9. #2c260b
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbf36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbf36
  2. #e0c54a
  3. #e3cc5e
  4. #e7d272
  5. #ead986
  6. #eedf9b
  7. #f1e5af
  8. #f5ecc3
  9. #f8f2d7
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbf36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbf36
  2. #d3b93d
  3. #cab245
  4. #c0ac4c
  5. #b7a654
  6. #aea05b
  7. #a59962
  8. #9c936a
  9. #928d71
  10. #898679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac43f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bc28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc23c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbf36 {
  color: #dcbf36;
}
Background
.bg-dcbf36 {
  background-color: #dcbf36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbf36 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbf36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbf36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 191 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbf36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbf36, #a6dc36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbf36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 191 54 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.12 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.85 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.13 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.21 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.31 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.56 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.78 #2340c9 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcbf36  rgb(220, 191, 54)  hsl(50, 70%, 54%)  Old Gold
#3653dc  rgb(54, 83, 220)  hsl(230, 70%, 54%)  Iris
#36dcbf  rgb(54, 220, 191)  hsl(170, 70%, 54%)  Turquoise
#bf36dc  rgb(191, 54, 220)  hsl(290, 70%, 54%)  Medium Orchid