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#DEBF37

#debf37 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#debf37 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 74.9% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.96% magenta, 75.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 48.86°, 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.5307

Complementary

  1. #debf37
  2. #3756de

Split complementary

  1. #debf37
  2. #37a9de
  3. #6b37de

Analogous

  1. #de6b37
  2. #debf37
  3. #a9de37

Triadic

  1. #debf37
  2. #37debf
  3. #bf37de

Tetradic

  1. #debf37
  2. #56de37
  3. #3756de
  4. #bf37de

Square

  1. #debf37
  2. #37de6b
  3. #3756de
  4. #de37a9

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5a12
  2. #ac911c
  3. #debf37
  4. #e9d479
  5. #f4e9ba

Shades

#debf37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #debf37
  2. #c8ac32
  3. #b2992c
  4. #9b8627
  5. #857321
  6. #6f601c
  7. #594c16
  8. #433911
  9. #2c260b
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#debf37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #debf37
  2. #e1c54b
  3. #e5cc5f
  4. #e8d273
  5. #ebd987
  6. #efdf9b
  7. #f2e5af
  8. #f5ecc3
  9. #f8f2d7
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#debf37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #debf37
  2. #d5b93e
  3. #cbb246
  4. #c2ac4d
  5. #b8a654
  6. #afa05c
  7. #a69963
  8. #9c936a
  9. #938d71
  10. #898679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc540 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8bd29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc23c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b687 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-debf37 {
  color: #debf37;
}
Background
.bg-debf37 {
  background-color: #debf37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-debf37 {
  border: 2px solid #debf37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #debf37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 191 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-debf37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #debf37, #a9de37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-debf37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 191 55 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.70 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.80 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.81 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.82 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.42 #2140c8 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#debf37  rgb(222, 191, 55)  hsl(49, 72%, 54%)  Old Gold
#3756de  rgb(55, 86, 222)  hsl(229, 72%, 54%)  Iris
#37debf  rgb(55, 222, 191)  hsl(169, 72%, 54%)  Turquoise
#bf37de  rgb(191, 55, 222)  hsl(289, 72%, 54%)  Medium Orchid