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#DBB026

#dbb026 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb026 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.63% magenta, 82.65% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.75°, with 71.54% saturation and 50.39% 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 2.08.

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Relative luminance0.4625

Complementary

  1. #dbb026
  2. #2651db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb026
  2. #26abdb
  3. #5626db

Analogous

  1. #db5626
  2. #dbb026
  3. #abdb26

Triadic

  1. #dbb026
  2. #26dbb0
  3. #b026db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb026
  2. #51db26
  3. #2651db
  4. #b026db

Square

  1. #dbb026
  2. #26db56
  3. #2651db
  4. #db26ab

Monochromatic

  1. #59480f
  2. #9b7c1a
  3. #dbb026
  4. #e6c868
  5. #f1e0a9

Shades

#dbb026 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb026
  2. #c59e22
  3. #af8d1e
  4. #997b1b
  5. #836a17
  6. #6e5813
  7. #58460f
  8. #42350b
  9. #2c2308
  10. #161204
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb026 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb026
  2. #dfb83c
  3. #e2c051
  4. #e6c867
  5. #e9d07d
  6. #edd893
  7. #f1dfa8
  8. #f4e7be
  9. #f8efd4
  10. #fbf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb026 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb026
  2. #d2ab2f
  3. #c9a638
  4. #c0a241
  5. #b79d4a
  6. #ae9853
  7. #a4935c
  8. #9b8e65
  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 #d0ba30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceaf11 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b62c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a77a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb026 {
  color: #dbb026;
}
Background
.bg-dbb026 {
  background-color: #dbb026;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb026 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb026;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb026;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 176 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb026 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb026, #abdb26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb026 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 176 38 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.08 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.51 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.75 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.47 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.62 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.03 #244fd9 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb026  rgb(219, 176, 38)  hsl(46, 72%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#2651db  rgb(38, 81, 219)  hsl(226, 72%, 50%)  Sapphire
#26dbb0  rgb(38, 219, 176)  hsl(166, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#b026db  rgb(176, 38, 219)  hsl(286, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid