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#DCC84D

#dcc84d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcc84d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 78.43% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.09% magenta, 65% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 51.61°, with 67.14% saturation and 58.24% 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.5706

Complementary

  1. #dcc84d
  2. #4d61dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc84d
  2. #4da9dc
  3. #814ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc814d
  2. #dcc84d
  3. #a9dc4d

Triadic

  1. #dcc84d
  2. #4ddcc8
  3. #c84ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc84d
  2. #61dc4d
  3. #4d61dc
  4. #c84ddc

Square

  1. #dcc84d
  2. #4ddc81
  3. #4d61dc
  4. #dc4da9

Monochromatic

  1. #786b18
  2. #b8a424
  3. #dcc84d
  4. #e9dc8d
  5. #f5f0cd

Shades

#dcc84d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc84d
  2. #c6b445
  3. #b0a03e
  4. #9a8c36
  5. #84782e
  6. #6e6427
  7. #58501f
  8. #423c17
  9. #2c280f
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc84d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc84d
  2. #e0ce5f
  3. #e3d371
  4. #e7d982
  5. #eade94
  6. #eee4a6
  7. #f1e9b8
  8. #f5efca
  9. #f8f4db
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc84d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc84d
  2. #d3c152
  3. #caba57
  4. #c0b25c
  5. #b7ab61
  6. #aea467
  7. #a59d6c
  8. #9c9671
  9. #928e76
  10. #89877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c7a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac33e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0ca54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbaae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc544 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec951 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c091 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc84d {
  color: #dcc84d;
}
Background
.bg-dcc84d {
  background-color: #dcc84d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc84d {
  border: 2px solid #dcc84d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc84d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 200 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc84d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc84d, #a9dc4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc84d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 200 77 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.92 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.03 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.09 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.65 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.54 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.63 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.67 #2337b2 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dcc84d  rgb(220, 200, 77)  hsl(52, 67%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4d61dc  rgb(77, 97, 220)  hsl(232, 67%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#4ddcc8  rgb(77, 220, 200)  hsl(172, 67%, 58%)  Turquoise
#c84ddc  rgb(200, 77, 220)  hsl(292, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid