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#DAB12E

#dab12e ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dab12e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 69.41% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.81% magenta, 78.9% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 45.7°, with 69.92% saturation and 51.76% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.52.

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Relative luminance0.4655

Complementary

  1. #dab12e
  2. #2e57da

Split complementary

  1. #dab12e
  2. #2eadda
  3. #5b2eda

Analogous

  1. #da5b2e
  2. #dab12e
  3. #adda2e

Triadic

  1. #dab12e
  2. #2edab1
  3. #b12eda

Tetradic

  1. #dab12e
  2. #57da2e
  3. #2e57da
  4. #b12eda

Square

  1. #dab12e
  2. #2eda5b
  3. #2e57da
  4. #da2ead

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4c11
  2. #9f801c
  3. #dab12e
  4. #e6c96f
  5. #f1e2b0

Shades

#dab12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dab12e
  2. #c49f29
  3. #ae8e25
  4. #997c20
  5. #836a1c
  6. #6d5917
  7. #574712
  8. #41350e
  9. #2c2309
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dab12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dab12e
  2. #deb943
  3. #e1c158
  4. #e5c86d
  5. #e9d082
  6. #edd897
  7. #f0e0ab
  8. #f4e8c0
  9. #f8efd5
  10. #fbf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dab12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dab12e
  2. #d1ac36
  3. #c8a73e
  4. #bfa247
  5. #b69d4f
  6. #ad9957
  7. #a4945f
  8. #9b8f67
  9. #928a70
  10. #898578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6af0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eca198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceb01f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b733 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5a87c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dab12e {
  color: #dab12e;
}
Background
.bg-dab12e {
  background-color: #dab12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dab12e {
  border: 2px solid #dab12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dab12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 177 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dab12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dab12e, #adda2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dab12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 177 46 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.52 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.41 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.32 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.51 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.91 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.13 #254ed1 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dab12e  rgb(218, 177, 46)  hsl(46, 70%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#2e57da  rgb(46, 87, 218)  hsl(226, 70%, 52%)  Sapphire
#2edab1  rgb(46, 218, 177)  hsl(166, 70%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#b12eda  rgb(177, 46, 218)  hsl(286, 70%, 52%)  Dark Orchid