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#DEC138

#dec138 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec138 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 75.69% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.06% magenta, 74.77% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 49.52°, 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5396

Complementary

  1. #dec138
  2. #3855de

Split complementary

  1. #dec138
  2. #38a8de
  3. #6e38de

Analogous

  1. #de6e38
  2. #dec138
  3. #a8de38

Triadic

  1. #dec138
  2. #38dec1
  3. #c138de

Tetradic

  1. #dec138
  2. #55de38
  3. #3855de
  4. #c138de

Square

  1. #dec138
  2. #38de6e
  3. #3855de
  4. #de38a8

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5c12
  2. #ad941d
  3. #dec138
  4. #e9d57a
  5. #f4eabb

Shades

#dec138 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec138
  2. #c8ae32
  3. #b29a2d
  4. #9b8727
  5. #857422
  6. #6f611c
  7. #594d16
  8. #433a11
  9. #2c270b
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec138 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec138
  2. #e1c74c
  3. #e5cd60
  4. #e8d474
  5. #ebda88
  6. #efe09c
  7. #f2e6af
  8. #f5ecc3
  9. #f8f3d7
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec138 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec138
  2. #d5bb3f
  3. #cbb446
  4. #c2ae4e
  5. #b8a755
  6. #afa15c
  7. #a69a63
  8. #9c946a
  9. #938d72
  10. #898779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bd1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc641 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b2a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9be2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc43d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b888 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec138 {
  color: #dec138;
}
Background
.bg-dec138 {
  background-color: #dec138;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec138 {
  border: 2px solid #dec138;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec138;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 193 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec138 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec138, #a8de38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec138 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 193 56 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.57 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.83 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.15 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.22 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.37 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.30 #213ec7 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dec138  rgb(222, 193, 56)  hsl(50, 72%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3855de  rgb(56, 85, 222)  hsl(230, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#38dec1  rgb(56, 222, 193)  hsl(170, 72%, 55%)  Turquoise
#c138de  rgb(193, 56, 222)  hsl(290, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid