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#DBAE36

#dbae36 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbae36 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 68.24% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.55% magenta, 75.34% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 43.64°, with 69.62% saturation and 53.53% 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.456

Complementary

  1. #dbae36
  2. #3663db

Split complementary

  1. #dbae36
  2. #36b5db
  3. #5c36db

Analogous

  1. #db5c36
  2. #dbae36
  3. #b5db36

Triadic

  1. #dbae36
  2. #36dbae
  3. #ae36db

Tetradic

  1. #dbae36
  2. #63db36
  3. #3663db
  4. #ae36db

Square

  1. #dbae36
  2. #36db5c
  3. #3663db
  4. #db36b5

Monochromatic

  1. #664f12
  2. #a7811e
  3. #dbae36
  4. #e7c877
  5. #f2e2b8

Shades

#dbae36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbae36
  2. #c59d31
  3. #af8b2b
  4. #997a26
  5. #836820
  6. #6e571b
  7. #584616
  8. #423410
  9. #2c230b
  10. #161105
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbae36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbae36
  2. #dfb64a
  3. #e2be5e
  4. #e6c672
  5. #e9ce86
  6. #edd79b
  7. #f1dfaf
  8. #f4e7c3
  9. #f8efd7
  10. #fbf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbae36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbae36
  2. #d2a93d
  3. #c9a545
  4. #c0a04c
  5. #b79c54
  6. #ae975b
  7. #a49262
  8. #9b8e6a
  9. #928971
  10. #898579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ad22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb93c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed9e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdad2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b53a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a57b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbae36 {
  color: #dbae36;
}
Background
.bg-dbae36 {
  background-color: #dbae36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbae36 {
  border: 2px solid #dbae36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbae36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 174 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbae36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbae36, #b5db36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbae36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 174 54 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.00 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.27 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.27 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 7.36 #2451c9 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbae36  rgb(219, 174, 54)  hsl(44, 70%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#3663db  rgb(54, 99, 219)  hsl(224, 70%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#36dbae  rgb(54, 219, 174)  hsl(164, 70%, 54%)  Caribbean Green
#ae36db  rgb(174, 54, 219)  hsl(284, 70%, 54%)  Dark Orchid