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#DFBC26

#dfbc26 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfbc26 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 73.73% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.7% magenta, 82.96% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 48.65°, with 74.3% saturation and 51.18% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.5179

Complementary

  1. #dfbc26
  2. #2649df

Split complementary

  1. #dfbc26
  2. #26a6df
  3. #6026df

Analogous

  1. #df6026
  2. #dfbc26
  3. #a6df26

Triadic

  1. #dfbc26
  2. #26dfbc
  3. #bc26df

Tetradic

  1. #dfbc26
  2. #49df26
  3. #2649df
  4. #bc26df

Square

  1. #dfbc26
  2. #26df60
  3. #2649df
  4. #df26a6

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4f0e
  2. #a18718
  3. #dfbc26
  4. #e9d169
  5. #f3e5ab

Shades

#dfbc26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbc26
  2. #c9a922
  3. #b2961e
  4. #9c841b
  5. #867117
  6. #705e13
  7. #594b0f
  8. #43380b
  9. #2d2608
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbc26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbc26
  2. #e2c33c
  3. #e5c951
  4. #e9d067
  5. #ecd77d
  6. #efde93
  7. #f2e4a8
  8. #f5ebbe
  9. #f9f2d4
  10. #fcf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbc26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbc26
  2. #d6b62f
  3. #ccb038
  4. #c3aa41
  5. #b9a44a
  6. #b09e53
  7. #a6985c
  8. #9d9265
  9. #938c6e
  10. #8a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbe99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac332 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2aca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ba0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc02d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eab382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbc26 {
  color: #dfbc26;
}
Background
.bg-dfbc26 {
  background-color: #dfbc26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbc26 {
  border: 2px solid #dfbc26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbc26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 188 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbc26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbc26, #a6df26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbc26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 188 38 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.12 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.21 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.29 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.36 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.04 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.24 #2043d9 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dfbc26  rgb(223, 188, 38)  hsl(49, 74%, 51%)  Old Gold
#2649df  rgb(38, 73, 223)  hsl(229, 74%, 51%)  Iris
#26dfbc  rgb(38, 223, 188)  hsl(169, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#bc26df  rgb(188, 38, 223)  hsl(289, 74%, 51%)  Electric Purple