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#DBAF48

#dbaf48 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbaf48 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 68.63% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.09% magenta, 67.12% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 42.04°, with 67.12% saturation and 57.06% 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 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.4619

Complementary

  1. #dbaf48
  2. #4874db

Split complementary

  1. #dbaf48
  2. #48bedb
  3. #6648db

Analogous

  1. #db6648
  2. #dbaf48
  3. #bedb48

Triadic

  1. #dbaf48
  2. #48dbaf
  3. #af48db

Tetradic

  1. #dbaf48
  2. #74db48
  3. #4874db
  4. #af48db

Square

  1. #dbaf48
  2. #48db66
  3. #4874db
  4. #db48be

Monochromatic

  1. #735817
  2. #b38823
  3. #dbaf48
  4. #e8cb88
  5. #f4e7c8

Shades

#dbaf48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbaf48
  2. #c59e41
  3. #af8c3a
  4. #997b32
  5. #83692b
  6. #6e5824
  7. #58461d
  8. #423516
  9. #2c230e
  10. #161207
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbaf48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbaf48
  2. #dfb75a
  3. #e2bf6d
  4. #e6c77f
  5. #e9cf91
  6. #edd7a4
  7. #f1dfb6
  8. #f4e7c8
  9. #f8efda
  10. #fbf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbaf48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbaf48
  2. #d2aa4e
  3. #c9a653
  4. #c0a159
  5. #b79c5e
  6. #ae9864
  7. #a4936a
  8. #9b8e6f
  9. #928975
  10. #89857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b396 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ae3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceba4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda099 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdaf41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b64b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbaf48 {
  color: #dbaf48;
}
Background
.bg-dbaf48 {
  background-color: #dbaf48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbaf48 {
  border: 2px solid #dbaf48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbaf48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 175 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbaf48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbaf48, #bedb48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbaf48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 175 72 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.20 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.00 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.03 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.53 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.07 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.26 #2450b7 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbaf48  rgb(219, 175, 72)  hsl(42, 67%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#4874db  rgb(72, 116, 219)  hsl(222, 67%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#48dbaf  rgb(72, 219, 175)  hsl(162, 67%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#af48db  rgb(175, 72, 219)  hsl(282, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid