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#DEC438

#dec438 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec438 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 76.86% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.71% magenta, 74.77% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 50.6°, 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 12.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5529

Complementary

  1. #dec438
  2. #3852de

Split complementary

  1. #dec438
  2. #38a5de
  3. #7138de

Analogous

  1. #de7138
  2. #dec438
  3. #a5de38

Triadic

  1. #dec438
  2. #38dec4
  3. #c438de

Tetradic

  1. #dec438
  2. #52de38
  3. #3852de
  4. #c438de

Square

  1. #dec438
  2. #38de71
  3. #3852de
  4. #de38a5

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5d12
  2. #ad961d
  3. #dec438
  4. #e9d77a
  5. #f4ebbb

Shades

#dec438 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec438
  2. #c8b032
  3. #b29d2d
  4. #9b8927
  5. #857622
  6. #6f621c
  7. #594e16
  8. #433b11
  9. #2c270b
  10. #161406
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec438 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec438
  2. #e1ca4c
  3. #e5d060
  4. #e8d674
  5. #ebdc88
  6. #efe29c
  7. #f2e7af
  8. #f5edc3
  9. #f8f3d7
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec438 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec438
  2. #d5bd3f
  3. #cbb646
  4. #c2b04e
  5. #b8a955
  6. #afa25c
  7. #a69b63
  8. #9c946a
  9. #938e72
  10. #898779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc49f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc841 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b5a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac12a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec63e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9bb8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec438 {
  color: #dec438;
}
Background
.bg-dec438 {
  background-color: #dec438;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec438 {
  border: 2px solid #dec438;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec438;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 196 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec438 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec438, #a5de38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec438 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 196 56 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.18 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.99 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.79 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.40 #213bc7 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dec438  rgb(222, 196, 56)  hsl(51, 72%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3852de  rgb(56, 82, 222)  hsl(231, 72%, 55%)  Iris
#38dec4  rgb(56, 222, 196)  hsl(171, 72%, 55%)  Turquoise
#c438de  rgb(196, 56, 222)  hsl(291, 72%, 55%)  Medium Orchid