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#DEC23B

#dec23b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec23b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.61% magenta, 73.42% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 49.69°, with 71.18% saturation and 55.1% 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 11.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5443

Complementary

  1. #dec23b
  2. #3b57de

Split complementary

  1. #dec23b
  2. #3ba9de
  3. #703bde

Analogous

  1. #de703b
  2. #dec23b
  3. #a9de3b

Triadic

  1. #dec23b
  2. #3bdec2
  3. #c23bde

Tetradic

  1. #dec23b
  2. #57de3b
  3. #3b57de
  4. #c23bde

Square

  1. #dec23b
  2. #3bde70
  3. #3b57de
  4. #de3ba9

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5e12
  2. #af961d
  3. #dec23b
  4. #e9d67c
  5. #f4ebbe

Shades

#dec23b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec23b
  2. #c8af35
  3. #b29b2f
  4. #9b8829
  5. #857423
  6. #6f611e
  7. #594e18
  8. #433a12
  9. #2c270c
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec23b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec23b
  2. #e1c84f
  3. #e5ce62
  4. #e8d476
  5. #ebda89
  6. #efe19d
  7. #f2e7b1
  8. #f5edc4
  9. #f8f3d8
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec23b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec23b
  2. #d5bb42
  3. #cbb549
  4. #c2ae50
  5. #b8a857
  6. #afa15e
  7. #a69a64
  8. #9c946b
  9. #938d72
  10. #898779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc743 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b3a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9bf2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc540 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9b989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec23b {
  color: #dec23b;
}
Background
.bg-dec23b {
  background-color: #dec23b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec23b {
  border: 2px solid #dec23b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec23b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 194 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec23b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec23b, #a9de3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec23b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 194 59 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.66 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.09 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.36 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.63 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.09 #213dc4 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dec23b  rgb(222, 194, 59)  hsl(50, 71%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3b57de  rgb(59, 87, 222)  hsl(230, 71%, 55%)  Iris
#3bdec2  rgb(59, 222, 194)  hsl(170, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise
#c23bde  rgb(194, 59, 222)  hsl(290, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid