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#DBAB2B

#dbab2b ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbab2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 67.06% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.92% magenta, 80.37% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 43.64°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4436

Complementary

  1. #dbab2b
  2. #2b5bdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbab2b
  2. #2bb3db
  3. #532bdb

Analogous

  1. #db532b
  2. #dbab2b
  3. #b3db2b

Triadic

  1. #dbab2b
  2. #2bdbab
  3. #ab2bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbab2b
  2. #5bdb2b
  3. #2b5bdb
  4. #ab2bdb

Square

  1. #dbab2b
  2. #2bdb53
  3. #2b5bdb
  4. #db2bb3

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4810
  2. #9f7b1b
  3. #dbab2b
  4. #e6c56c
  5. #f1dfae

Shades

#dbab2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbab2b
  2. #c59a27
  3. #af8922
  4. #99781e
  5. #83671a
  6. #6e5616
  7. #584411
  8. #42330d
  9. #2c2209
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbab2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbab2b
  2. #dfb340
  3. #e2bc55
  4. #e6c46b
  5. #e9cd80
  6. #edd595
  7. #f1ddaa
  8. #f4e6bf
  9. #f8eed5
  10. #fbf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbab2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbab2b
  2. #d2a734
  3. #c9a23c
  4. #c09e45
  5. #b79a4d
  6. #ae9656
  7. #a4915e
  8. #9b8d67
  9. #92896f
  10. #898478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4af8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb733 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee9b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccab1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2b230 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7a277 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbab2b {
  color: #dbab2b;
}
Background
.bg-dbab2b {
  background-color: #dbab2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbab2b {
  border: 2px solid #dbab2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbab2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 171 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbab2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbab2b, #b3db2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbab2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 171 43 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.34 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.54 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.71 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.28 #2454d4 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dbab2b  rgb(219, 171, 43)  hsl(44, 71%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2b5bdb  rgb(43, 91, 219)  hsl(224, 71%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#2bdbab  rgb(43, 219, 171)  hsl(164, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#ab2bdb  rgb(171, 43, 219)  hsl(284, 71%, 51%)  Dark Orchid