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#D4B331

#d4b331 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d4b331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 70.2% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.57% magenta, 76.89% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 47.85°, with 65.46% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4646

Complementary

  1. #d4b331
  2. #3152d4

Split complementary

  1. #d4b331
  2. #31a4d4
  3. #6231d4

Analogous

  1. #d46231
  2. #d4b331
  3. #a4d431

Triadic

  1. #d4b331
  2. #31d4b3
  3. #b331d4

Tetradic

  1. #d4b331
  2. #52d431
  3. #3152d4
  4. #b331d4

Square

  1. #d4b331
  2. #31d462
  3. #3152d4
  4. #d431a4

Monochromatic

  1. #594b13
  2. #998020
  3. #d4b331
  4. #e1ca70
  5. #eee2b0

Shades

#d4b331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d4b331
  2. #bfa12c
  3. #aa8f27
  4. #947d22
  5. #7f6b1d
  6. #6a5a19
  7. #554814
  8. #40360f
  9. #2a240a
  10. #151205
  11. #000000

Tints

#d4b331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d4b331
  2. #d8bb46
  3. #ddc25a
  4. #e1ca6f
  5. #e5d183
  6. #ead998
  7. #eee1ad
  8. #f2e8c1
  9. #f6f0d6
  10. #fbf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d4b331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d4b331
  2. #ccae39
  3. #c3a941
  4. #bba449
  5. #b29f51
  6. #aa9a59
  7. #a29460
  8. #998f68
  9. #918a70
  10. #888578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2b493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b016 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfba39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5a49a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccb123 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1b736 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfaa7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d4b331 {
  color: #d4b331;
}
Background
.bg-d4b331 {
  background-color: #d4b331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d4b331 {
  border: 2px solid #d4b331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d4b331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 179 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 65% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d4b331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d4b331, #a4d431);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d4b331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 179 49 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.83 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.05 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.00 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.29 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.31 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.19 #2b4cce Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#d4b331  rgb(212, 179, 49)  hsl(48, 65%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#3152d4  rgb(49, 82, 212)  hsl(228, 65%, 51%)  Sapphire
#31d4b3  rgb(49, 212, 179)  hsl(168, 65%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b331d4  rgb(179, 49, 212)  hsl(288, 65%, 51%)  Dark Orchid