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#DEC03C

#dec03c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec03c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 75.29% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.51% magenta, 72.97% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 48.89°, with 71.05% saturation and 55.29% 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 11.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5356

Complementary

  1. #dec03c
  2. #3c5ade

Split complementary

  1. #dec03c
  2. #3cabde
  3. #6f3cde

Analogous

  1. #de6f3c
  2. #dec03c
  3. #abde3c

Triadic

  1. #dec03c
  2. #3cdec0
  3. #c03cde

Tetradic

  1. #dec03c
  2. #5ade3c
  3. #3c5ade
  4. #c03cde

Square

  1. #dec03c
  2. #3cde6f
  3. #3c5ade
  4. #de3cab

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5d13
  2. #b0951e
  3. #dec03c
  4. #e9d57d
  5. #f4eabf

Shades

#dec03c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec03c
  2. #c8ad36
  3. #b29a30
  4. #9b862a
  5. #857324
  6. #6f601e
  7. #594d18
  8. #433a12
  9. #2c260c
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec03c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec03c
  2. #e1c650
  3. #e5cd63
  4. #e8d377
  5. #ebd98a
  6. #efe09e
  7. #f2e6b1
  8. #f5ecc5
  9. #f8f2d8
  10. #fcf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec03c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec03c
  2. #d5ba43
  3. #cbb34a
  4. #c2ad50
  5. #b8a657
  6. #afa05e
  7. #a69a65
  8. #9c936c
  9. #938d72
  10. #898679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc544 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b1a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8be30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc341 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec03c {
  color: #dec03c;
}
Background
.bg-dec03c {
  background-color: #dec03c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec03c {
  border: 2px solid #dec03c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec03c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 192 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec03c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec03c, #abde3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec03c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 192 60 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.82 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.90 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.00 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.01 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.78 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.38 #213fc3 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dec03c  rgb(222, 192, 60)  hsl(49, 71%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3c5ade  rgb(60, 90, 222)  hsl(229, 71%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#3cdec0  rgb(60, 222, 192)  hsl(169, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise
#c03cde  rgb(192, 60, 222)  hsl(289, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid