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#DBB02B

#dbb02b ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb02b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.63% magenta, 80.37% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.34°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.4629

Complementary

  1. #dbb02b
  2. #2b56db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb02b
  2. #2baedb
  3. #582bdb

Analogous

  1. #db582b
  2. #dbb02b
  3. #aedb2b

Triadic

  1. #dbb02b
  2. #2bdbb0
  3. #b02bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb02b
  2. #56db2b
  3. #2b56db
  4. #b02bdb

Square

  1. #dbb02b
  2. #2bdb58
  3. #2b56db
  4. #db2bae

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4a10
  2. #9f7e1b
  3. #dbb02b
  4. #e6c86c
  5. #f1e1ae

Shades

#dbb02b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb02b
  2. #c59e27
  3. #af8d22
  4. #997b1e
  5. #836a1a
  6. #6e5816
  7. #584611
  8. #42350d
  9. #2c2309
  10. #161204
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb02b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb02b
  2. #dfb840
  3. #e2c055
  4. #e6c86b
  5. #e9d080
  6. #edd895
  7. #f1dfaa
  8. #f4e7bf
  9. #f8efd5
  10. #fbf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb02b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb02b
  2. #d2ab34
  3. #c9a63c
  4. #c0a245
  5. #b79d4d
  6. #ae9856
  7. #a4935e
  8. #9b8e67
  9. #928a6f
  10. #898578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ae06 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceaf1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b630 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a77a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb02b {
  color: #dbb02b;
}
Background
.bg-dbb02b {
  background-color: #dbb02b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb02b {
  border: 2px solid #dbb02b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb02b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 176 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb02b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb02b, #aedb2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb02b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 176 43 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.89 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.33 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.82 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.72 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.54 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.73 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.10 #244fd4 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb02b  rgb(219, 176, 43)  hsl(45, 71%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#2b56db  rgb(43, 86, 219)  hsl(225, 71%, 51%)  Sapphire
#2bdbb0  rgb(43, 219, 176)  hsl(165, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#b02bdb  rgb(176, 43, 219)  hsl(285, 71%, 51%)  Dark Orchid