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#DEC239

#dec239 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec239 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 76.08% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.61% magenta, 74.32% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 49.82°, with 71.43% saturation and 54.71% 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 11.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5441

Complementary

  1. #dec239
  2. #3955de

Split complementary

  1. #dec239
  2. #39a8de
  3. #7039de

Analogous

  1. #de7039
  2. #dec239
  3. #a8de39

Triadic

  1. #dec239
  2. #39dec2
  3. #c239de

Tetradic

  1. #dec239
  2. #55de39
  3. #3955de
  4. #c239de

Square

  1. #dec239
  2. #39de70
  3. #3955de
  4. #de39a8

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5d12
  2. #ae951d
  3. #dec239
  4. #e9d67b
  5. #f4eabc

Shades

#dec239 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec239
  2. #c8af33
  3. #b29b2e
  4. #9b8828
  5. #857422
  6. #6f611d
  7. #594e17
  8. #433a11
  9. #2c270b
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec239 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec239
  2. #e1c84d
  3. #e5ce61
  4. #e8d474
  5. #ebda88
  6. #efe19c
  7. #f2e7b0
  8. #f5edc4
  9. #f8f3d7
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec239 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec239
  2. #d5bb40
  3. #cbb547
  4. #c2ae4e
  5. #b8a855
  6. #afa15d
  7. #a69a64
  8. #9c946b
  9. #938d72
  10. #898779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc742 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b3a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9bf2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc53e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec239 {
  color: #dec239;
}
Background
.bg-dec239 {
  background-color: #dec239;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec239 {
  border: 2px solid #dec239;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec239;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 194 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec239 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec239, #a8de39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec239 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 194 57 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.72 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.90 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.97 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.57 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.68 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.14 #213dc6 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dec239  rgb(222, 194, 57)  hsl(50, 71%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3955de  rgb(57, 85, 222)  hsl(230, 71%, 55%)  Iris
#39dec2  rgb(57, 222, 194)  hsl(170, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise
#c239de  rgb(194, 57, 222)  hsl(290, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid