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#DEC64C

#dec64c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec64c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 77.65% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.81% magenta, 65.77% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 50.14°, with 68.87% saturation and 58.43% 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5644

Complementary

  1. #dec64c
  2. #4c64de

Split complementary

  1. #dec64c
  2. #4cadde
  3. #7d4cde

Analogous

  1. #de7d4c
  2. #dec64c
  3. #adde4c

Triadic

  1. #dec64c
  2. #4cdec6
  3. #c64cde

Tetradic

  1. #dec64c
  2. #64de4c
  3. #4c64de
  4. #c64cde

Square

  1. #dec64c
  2. #4cde7d
  3. #4c64de
  4. #de4cad

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6a17
  2. #bba222
  3. #dec64c
  4. #eadb8d
  5. #f6efcd

Shades

#dec64c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec64c
  2. #c8b244
  3. #b29e3d
  4. #9b8b35
  5. #85772e
  6. #6f6326
  7. #594f1e
  8. #433b17
  9. #2c280f
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec64c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec64c
  2. #e1cc5e
  3. #e5d170
  4. #e8d782
  5. #ebdd94
  6. #efe3a6
  7. #f2e8b7
  8. #f5eec9
  9. #f8f4db
  10. #fcf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec64c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec64c
  2. #d5bf51
  3. #cbb856
  4. #c2b15c
  5. #b8aa61
  6. #afa366
  7. #a69c6b
  8. #9c9570
  9. #938e76
  10. #89877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c6a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c13d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfca53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb8ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc343 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc850 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8be90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec64c {
  color: #dec64c;
}
Background
.bg-dec64c {
  background-color: #dec64c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec64c {
  border: 2px solid #dec64c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec64c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 198 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec64c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec64c, #adde4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec64c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 198 76 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.39 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.43 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.81 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.13 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.21 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.48 #2139b3 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dec64c  rgb(222, 198, 76)  hsl(50, 69%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4c64de  rgb(76, 100, 222)  hsl(230, 69%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#4cdec6  rgb(76, 222, 198)  hsl(170, 69%, 58%)  Turquoise
#c64cde  rgb(198, 76, 222)  hsl(290, 69%, 58%)  Medium Orchid