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#DEBD2E

#debd2e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#debd2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 74.12% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.86% magenta, 79.28% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 48.75°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.5212

Complementary

  1. #debd2e
  2. #2e4fde

Split complementary

  1. #debd2e
  2. #2ea7de
  3. #652ede

Analogous

  1. #de652e
  2. #debd2e
  3. #a7de2e

Triadic

  1. #debd2e
  2. #2edebd
  3. #bd2ede

Tetradic

  1. #debd2e
  2. #4fde2e
  3. #2e4fde
  4. #bd2ede

Square

  1. #debd2e
  2. #2ede65
  3. #2e4fde
  4. #de2ea7

Monochromatic

  1. #635410
  2. #a58b1a
  3. #debd2e
  4. #e8d270
  5. #f3e7b2

Shades

#debd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #debd2e
  2. #c8aa29
  3. #b29725
  4. #9b8420
  5. #85711c
  6. #6f5f17
  7. #594c12
  8. #43390e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#debd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #debd2e
  2. #e1c443
  3. #e5ca58
  4. #e8d16d
  5. #ebd782
  6. #efde97
  7. #f2e5ab
  8. #f5ebc0
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#debd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #debd2e
  2. #d5b736
  3. #cbb13e
  4. #c2ab47
  5. #b8a54f
  6. #af9f57
  7. #a6985f
  8. #9c9267
  9. #938c70
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbe9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b905 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac338 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0ada2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bb1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-debd2e {
  color: #debd2e;
}
Background
.bg-debd2e {
  background-color: #debd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-debd2e {
  border: 2px solid #debd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #debd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 189 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-debd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #debd2e, #a7de2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-debd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 189 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.35 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.51 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.61 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.09 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.27 #2142d1 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#debd2e  rgb(222, 189, 46)  hsl(49, 73%, 53%)  Old Gold
#2e4fde  rgb(46, 79, 222)  hsl(229, 73%, 53%)  Iris
#2edebd  rgb(46, 222, 189)  hsl(169, 73%, 53%)  Turquoise
#bd2ede  rgb(189, 46, 222)  hsl(289, 73%, 53%)  Electric Purple