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#DBAB45

#dbab45 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbab45 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.92% magenta, 68.49% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 40.8°, with 67.57% saturation and 56.47% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4462

Complementary

  1. #dbab45
  2. #4575db

Split complementary

  1. #dbab45
  2. #45c0db
  3. #6045db

Analogous

  1. #db6045
  2. #dbab45
  3. #c0db45

Triadic

  1. #dbab45
  2. #45dbab
  3. #ab45db

Tetradic

  1. #dbab45
  2. #75db45
  3. #4575db
  4. #ab45db

Square

  1. #dbab45
  2. #45db60
  3. #4575db
  4. #db45c0

Monochromatic

  1. #715416
  2. #b18322
  3. #dbab45
  4. #e7c885
  5. #f4e5c5

Shades

#dbab45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbab45
  2. #c59a3e
  3. #af8937
  4. #997830
  5. #836729
  6. #6e5623
  7. #58441c
  8. #423315
  9. #2c220e
  10. #161107
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbab45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbab45
  2. #dfb358
  3. #e2bc6a
  4. #e6c47d
  5. #e9cd8f
  6. #edd5a2
  7. #f1ddb5
  8. #f4e6c7
  9. #f8eeda
  10. #fbf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbab45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbab45
  2. #d2a74b
  3. #c9a251
  4. #c09e57
  5. #b79a5d
  6. #ae9663
  7. #a49168
  8. #9b8d6e
  9. #928974
  10. #89847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4af93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ab39 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb749 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed9c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbab3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2b247 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a27d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbab45 {
  color: #dbab45;
}
Background
.bg-dbab45 {
  background-color: #dbab45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbab45 {
  border: 2px solid #dbab45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbab45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 171 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbab45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbab45, #c0db45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbab45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 171 69 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.30 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.28 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.39 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.98 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.88 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.36 #2454ba Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dbab45  rgb(219, 171, 69)  hsl(41, 68%, 56%)  Goldenrod
#4575db  rgb(69, 117, 219)  hsl(221, 68%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#45dbab  rgb(69, 219, 171)  hsl(161, 68%, 56%)  Caribbean Green
#ab45db  rgb(171, 69, 219)  hsl(281, 68%, 56%)  Medium Orchid