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#DBB024

#dbb024 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb024 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 69.02% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.63% magenta, 83.56% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.9°, with 71.76% saturation and 50% 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 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.4624

Complementary

  1. #dbb024
  2. #244fdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbb024
  2. #24abdb
  3. #5424db

Analogous

  1. #db5424
  2. #dbb024
  3. #abdb24

Triadic

  1. #dbb024
  2. #24dbb0
  3. #b024db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb024
  2. #4fdb24
  3. #244fdb
  4. #b024db

Square

  1. #dbb024
  2. #24db54
  3. #244fdb
  4. #db24ab

Monochromatic

  1. #58460e
  2. #997b19
  3. #dbb024
  4. #e6c866
  5. #f1dfa7

Shades

#dbb024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb024
  2. #c59e20
  3. #af8d1d
  4. #997b19
  5. #836a16
  6. #6e5812
  7. #58460e
  8. #42350b
  9. #2c2307
  10. #161204
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb024
  2. #dfb83a
  3. #e2c050
  4. #e6c866
  5. #e9d07c
  6. #edd892
  7. #f1dfa7
  8. #f4e7bd
  9. #f8efd3
  10. #fbf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb024
  2. #d2ab2d
  3. #c9a636
  4. #c0a240
  5. #b79d49
  6. #ae9852
  7. #a4935b
  8. #9b8e64
  9. #928a6e
  10. #898577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceaf0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b62a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a779 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb024 {
  color: #dbb024;
}
Background
.bg-dbb024 {
  background-color: #dbb024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb024 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 176 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb024, #abdb24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 176 36 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.17 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.59 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.98 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.76 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.46 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.58 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.01 #244fdb Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb024  rgb(219, 176, 36)  hsl(46, 72%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#244fdb  rgb(36, 79, 219)  hsl(226, 72%, 50%)  Sapphire
#24dbb0  rgb(36, 219, 176)  hsl(166, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#b024db  rgb(176, 36, 219)  hsl(286, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid