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#DEBC22

#debc22 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#debc22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 73.73% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.32% magenta, 84.68% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 49.15°, with 74.02% saturation and 50.2% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5161

Complementary

  1. #debc22
  2. #2244de

Split complementary

  1. #debc22
  2. #22a2de
  3. #5e22de

Analogous

  1. #de5e22
  2. #debc22
  3. #a2de22

Triadic

  1. #debc22
  2. #22debc
  3. #bc22de

Tetradic

  1. #debc22
  2. #44de22
  3. #2244de
  4. #bc22de

Square

  1. #debc22
  2. #22de5e
  3. #2244de
  4. #de22a2

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4c0d
  2. #9c8417
  3. #debc22
  4. #e8d065
  5. #f2e4a7

Shades

#debc22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #debc22
  2. #c8a91f
  3. #b2961b
  4. #9b8418
  5. #857114
  6. #6f5e11
  7. #594b0e
  8. #43380a
  9. #2c2607
  10. #161303
  11. #000000

Tints

#debc22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #debc22
  2. #e1c338
  3. #e5c94e
  4. #e8d064
  5. #ebd77a
  6. #efde91
  7. #f2e4a7
  8. #f5ebbd
  9. #f8f2d3
  10. #fcf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#debc22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #debc22
  2. #d5b62b
  3. #cbb035
  4. #c2aa3e
  5. #b8a448
  6. #af9e51
  7. #a6985a
  8. #9c9264
  9. #938c6d
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbd98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c32f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1aca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ba01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc02a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b381 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-debc22 {
  color: #debc22;
}
Background
.bg-debc22 {
  background-color: #debc22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-debc22 {
  border: 2px solid #debc22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #debc22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 188 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-debc22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #debc22, #a2de22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-debc22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 188 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.84 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.47 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.48 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.09 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.26 #2143dd Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#debc22  rgb(222, 188, 34)  hsl(49, 74%, 50%)  Old Gold
#2244de  rgb(34, 68, 222)  hsl(229, 74%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#22debc  rgb(34, 222, 188)  hsl(169, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise
#bc22de  rgb(188, 34, 222)  hsl(289, 74%, 50%)  Electric Purple