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#DEBB23

#debb23 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#debb23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 73.33% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.77% magenta, 84.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 48.77°, with 73.91% saturation and 50.39% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.5119

Complementary

  1. #debb23
  2. #2346de

Split complementary

  1. #debb23
  2. #23a3de
  3. #5d23de

Analogous

  1. #de5d23
  2. #debb23
  3. #a3de23

Triadic

  1. #debb23
  2. #23debb
  3. #bb23de

Tetradic

  1. #debb23
  2. #46de23
  3. #2346de
  4. #bb23de

Square

  1. #debb23
  2. #23de5d
  3. #2346de
  4. #de23a3

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4c0e
  2. #9d8418
  3. #debb23
  4. #e8d066
  5. #f2e4a8

Shades

#debb23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #debb23
  2. #c8a820
  3. #b2961c
  4. #9b8319
  5. #857015
  6. #6f5e12
  7. #594b0e
  8. #43380b
  9. #2c2507
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#debb23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #debb23
  2. #e1c239
  3. #e5c94f
  4. #e8cf65
  5. #ebd67b
  6. #efdd91
  7. #f2e4a7
  8. #f5ebbd
  9. #f8f1d3
  10. #fcf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#debb23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #debb23
  2. #d5b52c
  3. #cbaf36
  4. #c2a93f
  5. #b8a348
  6. #af9e52
  7. #a6985b
  8. #9c9264
  9. #938c6d
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c230 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1aba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6b904 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbbf2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-debb23 {
  color: #debb23;
}
Background
.bg-debb23 {
  background-color: #debb23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-debb23 {
  border: 2px solid #debb23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #debb23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 187 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-debb23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #debb23, #a3de23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-debb23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 187 35 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.79 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.15 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.38 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.55 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.24 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.33 #2144dc Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#debb23  rgb(222, 187, 35)  hsl(49, 74%, 50%)  Old Gold
#2346de  rgb(35, 70, 222)  hsl(229, 74%, 50%)  Iris
#23debb  rgb(35, 222, 187)  hsl(169, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#bb23de  rgb(187, 35, 222)  hsl(289, 74%, 50%)  Electric Purple