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#DCC03B

#dcc03b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcc03b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 75.29% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.73% magenta, 73.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.57°, with 69.7% saturation and 54.71% 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 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5323

Complementary

  1. #dcc03b
  2. #3b57dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc03b
  2. #3ba7dc
  3. #703bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc703b
  2. #dcc03b
  3. #a7dc3b

Triadic

  1. #dcc03b
  2. #3bdcc0
  3. #c03bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc03b
  2. #57dc3b
  3. #3b57dc
  4. #c03bdc

Square

  1. #dcc03b
  2. #3bdc70
  3. #3b57dc
  4. #dc3ba7

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5c13
  2. #ac931f
  3. #dcc03b
  4. #e8d57c
  5. #f3eabd

Shades

#dcc03b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc03b
  2. #c6ad35
  3. #b09a2f
  4. #9a8629
  5. #847323
  6. #6e601e
  7. #584d18
  8. #423a12
  9. #2c260c
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc03b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc03b
  2. #e0c64f
  3. #e3cd62
  4. #e7d376
  5. #ead989
  6. #eee09d
  7. #f1e6b1
  8. #f5ecc4
  9. #f8f2d8
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc03b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc03b
  2. #d3ba42
  3. #cab349
  4. #c0ad50
  5. #b7a657
  6. #aea05e
  7. #a59a64
  8. #9c936b
  9. #928d72
  10. #898679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bc24 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc543 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb1a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bd2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc340 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc03b {
  color: #dcc03b;
}
Background
.bg-dcc03b {
  background-color: #dcc03b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc03b {
  border: 2px solid #dcc03b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc03b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 192 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc03b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc03b, #a7dc3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc03b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 192 59 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.14 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.05 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.41 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.51 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.53 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.54 #233fc4 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcc03b  rgb(220, 192, 59)  hsl(50, 70%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3b57dc  rgb(59, 87, 220)  hsl(230, 70%, 55%)  Iris
#3bdcc0  rgb(59, 220, 192)  hsl(170, 70%, 55%)  Turquoise
#c03bdc  rgb(192, 59, 220)  hsl(290, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid