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#DEBD37

#debd37 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#debd37 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.86% magenta, 75.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 48.14°, with 71.67% saturation and 54.31% 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 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.522

Complementary

  1. #debd37
  2. #3758de

Split complementary

  1. #debd37
  2. #37acde
  3. #6937de

Analogous

  1. #de6937
  2. #debd37
  3. #acde37

Triadic

  1. #debd37
  2. #37debd
  3. #bd37de

Tetradic

  1. #debd37
  2. #58de37
  3. #3758de
  4. #bd37de

Square

  1. #debd37
  2. #37de69
  3. #3758de
  4. #de37ac

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5912
  2. #ac901c
  3. #debd37
  4. #e9d379
  5. #f4e8ba

Shades

#debd37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #debd37
  2. #c8aa32
  3. #b2972c
  4. #9b8427
  5. #857121
  6. #6f5f1c
  7. #594c16
  8. #433911
  9. #2c260b
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#debd37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #debd37
  2. #e1c44b
  3. #e5ca5f
  4. #e8d173
  5. #ebd787
  6. #efde9b
  7. #f2e5af
  8. #f5ebc3
  9. #f8f2d7
  10. #fcf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#debd37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #debd37
  2. #d5b73e
  3. #cbb146
  4. #c2ab4d
  5. #b8a554
  6. #af9f5c
  7. #a69863
  8. #9c926a
  9. #938c71
  10. #898679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbe9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b91e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac33f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0aea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc13c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-debd37 {
  color: #debd37;
}
Background
.bg-debd37 {
  background-color: #debd37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-debd37 {
  border: 2px solid #debd37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #debd37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 189 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-debd37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #debd37, #acde37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-debd37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 189 55 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.01 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.53 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.95 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.32 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.49 #2142c8 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#debd37  rgb(222, 189, 55)  hsl(48, 72%, 54%)  Old Gold
#3758de  rgb(55, 88, 222)  hsl(228, 72%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#37debd  rgb(55, 222, 189)  hsl(168, 72%, 54%)  Turquoise
#bd37de  rgb(189, 55, 222)  hsl(288, 72%, 54%)  Electric Purple