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#DEC751

#dec751 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dec751 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 78.04% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.36% magenta, 63.51% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 50.21°, with 68.12% saturation and 59.41% 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 12.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5697

Complementary

  1. #dec751
  2. #5168de

Split complementary

  1. #dec751
  2. #51afde
  3. #8051de

Analogous

  1. #de8051
  2. #dec751
  3. #afde51

Triadic

  1. #dec751
  2. #51dec7
  3. #c751de

Tetradic

  1. #dec751
  2. #68de51
  3. #5168de
  4. #c751de

Square

  1. #dec751
  2. #51de80
  3. #5168de
  4. #de51af

Monochromatic

  1. #7e6d18
  2. #bea524
  3. #dec751
  4. #eadc91
  5. #f6f0d2

Shades

#dec751 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dec751
  2. #c8b349
  3. #b29f41
  4. #9b8b39
  5. #857731
  6. #6f6429
  7. #595020
  8. #433c18
  9. #2c2810
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dec751 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dec751
  2. #e1cd62
  3. #e5d274
  4. #e8d885
  5. #ebdd97
  6. #efe3a8
  7. #f2e9b9
  8. #f5eecb
  9. #f8f4dc
  10. #fcf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dec751 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dec751
  2. #d5c056
  3. #cbb95a
  4. #c2b25f
  5. #b8ab64
  6. #afa469
  7. #a69c6d
  8. #9c9572
  9. #938e77
  10. #89877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c7a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c243 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfca57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb9ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc449 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc955 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8bf92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dec751 {
  color: #dec751;
}
Background
.bg-dec751 {
  background-color: #dec751;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dec751 {
  border: 2px solid #dec751;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dec751;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 199 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dec751 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dec751, #afde51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dec751 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 199 81 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.62 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.33 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.35 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.68 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.38 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.40 #2138ae Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dec751  rgb(222, 199, 81)  hsl(50, 68%, 59%)  Old Gold
#5168de  rgb(81, 104, 222)  hsl(230, 68%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#51dec7  rgb(81, 222, 199)  hsl(170, 68%, 59%)  Turquoise
#c751de  rgb(199, 81, 222)  hsl(290, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid