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#DEBD38

#debd38 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#debd38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.86% magenta, 74.77% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 48.07°, with 71.55% saturation and 54.51% 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 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.5221

Complementary

  1. #debd38
  2. #3859de

Split complementary

  1. #debd38
  2. #38acde
  3. #6a38de

Analogous

  1. #de6a38
  2. #debd38
  3. #acde38

Triadic

  1. #debd38
  2. #38debd
  3. #bd38de

Tetradic

  1. #debd38
  2. #59de38
  3. #3859de
  4. #bd38de

Square

  1. #debd38
  2. #38de6a
  3. #3859de
  4. #de38ac

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5912
  2. #ad901d
  3. #debd38
  4. #e9d37a
  5. #f4e9bb

Shades

#debd38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #debd38
  2. #c8aa32
  3. #b2972d
  4. #9b8427
  5. #857122
  6. #6f5f1c
  7. #594c16
  8. #433911
  9. #2c260b
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#debd38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #debd38
  2. #e1c44c
  3. #e5ca60
  4. #e8d174
  5. #ebd788
  6. #efde9c
  7. #f2e5af
  8. #f5ebc3
  9. #f8f2d7
  10. #fcf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#debd38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #debd38
  2. #d5b73f
  3. #cbb146
  4. #c2ab4e
  5. #b8a555
  6. #af9f5c
  7. #a69863
  8. #9c926a
  9. #938c72
  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 #d1b920 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c340 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0aea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc13d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-debd38 {
  color: #debd38;
}
Background
.bg-debd38 {
  background-color: #debd38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-debd38 {
  border: 2px solid #debd38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #debd38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 189 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-debd38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #debd38, #acde38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-debd38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 189 56 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.15 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.96 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.98 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.54 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.99 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.54 #2142c7 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#debd38  rgb(222, 189, 56)  hsl(48, 72%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3859de  rgb(56, 89, 222)  hsl(228, 72%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#38debd  rgb(56, 222, 189)  hsl(168, 72%, 55%)  Turquoise
#bd38de  rgb(189, 56, 222)  hsl(288, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid