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#DCC33A

#dcc33a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcc33a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 76.47% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.36% magenta, 73.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 50.74°, with 69.83% saturation and 54.51% 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 11.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5455

Complementary

  1. #dcc33a
  2. #3a53dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc33a
  2. #3aa4dc
  3. #723adc

Analogous

  1. #dc723a
  2. #dcc33a
  3. #a4dc3a

Triadic

  1. #dcc33a
  2. #3adcc3
  3. #c33adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc33a
  2. #53dc3a
  3. #3a53dc
  4. #c33adc

Square

  1. #dcc33a
  2. #3adc72
  3. #3a53dc
  4. #dc3aa4

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5d13
  2. #ab951e
  3. #dcc33a
  4. #e8d77b
  5. #f3ebbc

Shades

#dcc33a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc33a
  2. #c6b034
  3. #b09c2e
  4. #9a8929
  5. #847523
  6. #6e621d
  7. #584e17
  8. #423b11
  9. #2c270c
  10. #161406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc33a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc33a
  2. #e0c94e
  3. #e3cf61
  4. #e7d575
  5. #eadb89
  6. #eee19d
  7. #f1e7b0
  8. #f5edc4
  9. #f8f3d8
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc33a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc33a
  2. #d3bc41
  3. #cab648
  4. #c0af4f
  5. #b7a856
  6. #aea25d
  7. #a59b64
  8. #9c946b
  9. #928d72
  10. #898779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc39e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc743 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb4a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c02d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc540 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ba8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc33a {
  color: #dcc33a;
}
Background
.bg-dcc33a {
  background-color: #dcc33a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc33a {
  border: 2px solid #dcc33a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc33a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 195 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc33a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc33a, #a4dc3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc33a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 195 58 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.84 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.61 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.43 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.10 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.11 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.21 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.46 #233cc5 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcc33a  rgb(220, 195, 58)  hsl(51, 70%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3a53dc  rgb(58, 83, 220)  hsl(231, 70%, 55%)  Iris
#3adcc3  rgb(58, 220, 195)  hsl(171, 70%, 55%)  Turquoise
#c33adc  rgb(195, 58, 220)  hsl(291, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid