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#DBB004

#dbb004 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbb004 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 69.02% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.63% magenta, 98.17% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 96.41% saturation and 43.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.4612

Complementary

  1. #dbb004
  2. #042fdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbb004
  2. #049bdb
  3. #4504db

Analogous

  1. #db4504
  2. #dbb004
  3. #9bdb04

Triadic

  1. #dbb004
  2. #04dbb0
  3. #b004db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb004
  2. #2fdb04
  3. #042fdb
  4. #b004db

Square

  1. #dbb004
  2. #04db45
  3. #042fdb
  4. #db049b

Monochromatic

  1. #453701
  2. #907403
  3. #dbb004
  4. #fbd330
  5. #fde37b

Shades

#dbb004 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb004
  2. #c59e04
  3. #af8d03
  4. #997b03
  5. #836a02
  6. #6e5802
  7. #584602
  8. #423501
  9. #2c2301
  10. #161200
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb004 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb004
  2. #dfb81d
  3. #e2c036
  4. #e6c84f
  5. #e9d068
  6. #edd882
  7. #f1df9b
  8. #f4e7b4
  9. #f8efcd
  10. #fbf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb004 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb004
  2. #d2ab10
  3. #c9a61d
  4. #c0a229
  5. #b79d36
  6. #ae9842
  7. #a4934e
  8. #9b8e5b
  9. #928a67
  10. #898574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b390 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee9f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfaf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b615 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7a676 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb004 {
  color: #dbb004;
}
Background
.bg-dbb004 {
  background-color: #dbb004;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb004 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb004;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb004;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 176 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb004 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb004, #9bdb04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb004 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 176 4 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.56 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.49 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.34 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.67 #244ffb Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb004  rgb(219, 176, 4)  hsl(48, 96%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#042fdb  rgb(4, 47, 219)  hsl(228, 96%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#04dbb0  rgb(4, 219, 176)  hsl(168, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#b004db  rgb(176, 4, 219)  hsl(288, 96%, 44%)  Dark Orchid