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#DEBE1B

#debe1b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#debe1b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 74.51% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.41% magenta, 87.84% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 50.15°, with 78.31% saturation and 48.82% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.5244

Complementary

  1. #debe1b
  2. #1b3bde

Split complementary

  1. #debe1b
  2. #1b9cde
  3. #5c1bde

Analogous

  1. #de5c1b
  2. #debe1b
  3. #9cde1b

Triadic

  1. #debe1b
  2. #1bdebe
  3. #be1bde

Tetradic

  1. #debe1b
  2. #3bde1b
  3. #1b3bde
  4. #be1bde

Square

  1. #debe1b
  2. #1bde5c
  3. #1b3bde
  4. #de1b9c

Monochromatic

  1. #56490a
  2. #9a8413
  3. #debe1b
  4. #ebd35a
  5. #f3e59f

Shades

#debe1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #debe1b
  2. #c8ab18
  3. #b29816
  4. #9b8513
  5. #857210
  6. #6f5f0e
  7. #594c0b
  8. #433908
  9. #2c2605
  10. #161303
  11. #000000

Tints

#debe1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #debe1b
  2. #e1c532
  3. #e5cb49
  4. #e8d25f
  5. #ebd876
  6. #efdf8d
  7. #f2e5a4
  8. #f5ecbb
  9. #f8f2d1
  10. #fcf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#debe1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #debe1b
  2. #d5b825
  3. #cbb22f
  4. #c2ab39
  5. #b8a543
  6. #af9f4e
  7. #a69958
  8. #9c9362
  9. #938c6c
  10. #898676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbf99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc42b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1aea2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc225 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b582 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-debe1b {
  color: #debe1b;
}
Background
.bg-debe1b {
  background-color: #debe1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-debe1b {
  border: 2px solid #debe1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #debe1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 190 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-debe1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #debe1b, #9cde1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-debe1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 190 27 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.21 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.84 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.27 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.32 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.42 #2141e4 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#debe1b  rgb(222, 190, 27)  hsl(50, 78%, 49%)  Old Gold
#1b3bde  rgb(27, 59, 222)  hsl(230, 78%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#1bdebe  rgb(27, 222, 190)  hsl(170, 78%, 49%)  Turquoise
#be1bde  rgb(190, 27, 222)  hsl(290, 78%, 49%)  Electric Purple