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#DBB028

#dbb028 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb028 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.63% magenta, 81.74% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.59°, with 71.31% saturation and 50.78% 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.

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Relative luminance0.4626

Complementary

  1. #dbb028
  2. #2853db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb028
  2. #28acdb
  3. #5628db

Analogous

  1. #db5628
  2. #dbb028
  3. #acdb28

Triadic

  1. #dbb028
  2. #28dbb0
  3. #b028db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb028
  2. #53db28
  3. #2853db
  4. #b028db

Square

  1. #dbb028
  2. #28db56
  3. #2853db
  4. #db28ac

Monochromatic

  1. #5b490f
  2. #9c7d1a
  3. #dbb028
  4. #e6c86a
  5. #f1e0ab

Shades

#dbb028 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb028
  2. #c59e24
  3. #af8d20
  4. #997b1c
  5. #836a18
  6. #6e5814
  7. #584610
  8. #42350c
  9. #2c2308
  10. #161204
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb028 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb028
  2. #dfb83e
  3. #e2c053
  4. #e6c869
  5. #e9d07e
  6. #edd894
  7. #f1dfa9
  8. #f4e7bf
  9. #f8efd4
  10. #fbf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb028 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb028
  2. #d2ab31
  3. #c9a63a
  4. #c0a242
  5. #b79d4b
  6. #ae9854
  7. #a4935d
  8. #9b8e66
  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 #c5b392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceaf15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b62e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a77a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb028 {
  color: #dbb028;
}
Background
.bg-dbb028 {
  background-color: #dbb028;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb028 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb028;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb028;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 176 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb028 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb028, #acdb28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb028 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 176 40 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.44 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.73 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.50 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.66 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.05 #244fd7 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb028  rgb(219, 176, 40)  hsl(46, 71%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#2853db  rgb(40, 83, 219)  hsl(226, 71%, 51%)  Sapphire
#28dbb0  rgb(40, 219, 176)  hsl(166, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#b028db  rgb(176, 40, 219)  hsl(286, 71%, 51%)  Dark Orchid