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#DEBE4E

#debe4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#debe4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 74.51% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.41% magenta, 64.86% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 46.67°, with 68.57% saturation and 58.82% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.5291

Complementary

  1. #debe4e
  2. #4e6ede

Split complementary

  1. #debe4e
  2. #4eb6de
  3. #764ede

Analogous

  1. #de764e
  2. #debe4e
  3. #b6de4e

Triadic

  1. #debe4e
  2. #4edebe
  3. #be4ede

Tetradic

  1. #debe4e
  2. #6ede4e
  3. #4e6ede
  4. #be4ede

Square

  1. #debe4e
  2. #4ede76
  3. #4e6ede
  4. #de4eb6

Monochromatic

  1. #7c6517
  2. #bc9a23
  3. #debe4e
  4. #ead68e
  5. #f6edcf

Shades

#debe4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #debe4e
  2. #c8ab46
  3. #b2983e
  4. #9b8537
  5. #85722f
  6. #6f5f27
  7. #594c1f
  8. #433917
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#debe4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #debe4e
  2. #e1c560
  3. #e5cb71
  4. #e8d283
  5. #ebd895
  6. #efdfa7
  7. #f2e5b8
  8. #f5ecca
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fcf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#debe4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #debe4e
  2. #d5b853
  3. #cbb258
  4. #c2ab5d
  5. #b8a562
  6. #af9f67
  7. #a6996c
  8. #9c9371
  9. #938c76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdbf9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1bb41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c453 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bc46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc251 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b68b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-debe4e {
  color: #debe4e;
}
Background
.bg-debe4e {
  background-color: #debe4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-debe4e {
  border: 2px solid #debe4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #debe4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 190 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-debe4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #debe4e, #b6de4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-debe4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 190 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.38 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.06 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.33 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.74 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.37 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.77 #2141b1 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#debe4e  rgb(222, 190, 78)  hsl(47, 69%, 59%)  Old Gold
#4e6ede  rgb(78, 110, 222)  hsl(227, 69%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#4edebe  rgb(78, 222, 190)  hsl(167, 69%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#be4ede  rgb(190, 78, 222)  hsl(287, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid