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#DBB016

#dbb016 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbb016 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.63% magenta, 89.95% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 46.9°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.4617

Complementary

  1. #dbb016
  2. #1641db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb016
  2. #16a3db
  3. #4d16db

Analogous

  1. #db4d16
  2. #dbb016
  3. #a3db16

Triadic

  1. #dbb016
  2. #16dbb0
  3. #b016db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb016
  2. #41db16
  3. #1641db
  4. #b016db

Square

  1. #dbb016
  2. #16db4d
  3. #1641db
  4. #db16a3

Monochromatic

  1. #504008
  2. #95780f
  3. #dbb016
  4. #edcb50
  5. #f4e096

Shades

#dbb016 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb016
  2. #c59e14
  3. #af8d12
  4. #997b0f
  5. #836a0d
  6. #6e580b
  7. #584609
  8. #423507
  9. #2c2304
  10. #161202
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb016 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb016
  2. #dfb82d
  3. #e2c045
  4. #e6c85c
  5. #e9d073
  6. #edd88b
  7. #f1dfa2
  8. #f4e7b9
  9. #f8efd0
  10. #fbf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb016 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb016
  2. #d2ab21
  3. #c9a62b
  4. #c0a236
  5. #b79d40
  6. #ae984b
  7. #a49356
  8. #9b8e60
  9. #928a6b
  10. #898575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.23:1 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 #d0ba24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfaf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b61f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7a678 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb016 {
  color: #dbb016;
}
Background
.bg-dbb016 {
  background-color: #dbb016;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb016 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb016;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb016;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 176 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb016 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb016, #a3db16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb016 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 176 22 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.12 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.34 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.95 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.43 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.41 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.81 #244fe9 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb016  rgb(219, 176, 22)  hsl(47, 82%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#1641db  rgb(22, 65, 219)  hsl(227, 82%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#16dbb0  rgb(22, 219, 176)  hsl(167, 82%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#b016db  rgb(176, 22, 219)  hsl(287, 82%, 47%)  Dark Orchid