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#DBB04B

#dbb04b ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb04b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.63% magenta, 65.75% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 42.08°, with 66.67% saturation and 57.65% 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 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.4662

Complementary

  1. #dbb04b
  2. #4b76db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb04b
  2. #4bbedb
  3. #684bdb

Analogous

  1. #db684b
  2. #dbb04b
  3. #bedb4b

Triadic

  1. #dbb04b
  2. #4bdbb0
  3. #b04bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb04b
  2. #76db4b
  3. #4b76db
  4. #b04bdb

Square

  1. #dbb04b
  2. #4bdb68
  3. #4b76db
  4. #db4bbe

Monochromatic

  1. #765918
  2. #b58a24
  3. #dbb04b
  4. #e8cc8b
  5. #f5e8cb

Shades

#dbb04b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb04b
  2. #c59e44
  3. #af8d3c
  4. #997b35
  5. #836a2d
  6. #6e5826
  7. #58461e
  8. #423517
  9. #2c230f
  10. #161208
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb04b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb04b
  2. #dfb85d
  3. #e2c06f
  4. #e6c881
  5. #e9d093
  6. #edd8a5
  7. #f1dfb7
  8. #f4e7c9
  9. #f8efdb
  10. #fbf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb04b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb04b
  2. #d2ab50
  3. #c9a656
  4. #c0a25b
  5. #b79d60
  6. #ae9866
  7. #a4936b
  8. #9b8e70
  9. #928a75
  10. #89857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b397 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4af3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceba4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda29a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdaf44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b64e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a882 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb04b {
  color: #dbb04b;
}
Background
.bg-dbb04b {
  background-color: #dbb04b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb04b {
  border: 2px solid #dbb04b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb04b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 176 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb04b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb04b, #bedb4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb04b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 176 75 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.25 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.39 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.89 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.61 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.06 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.22 #244fb4 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb04b  rgb(219, 176, 75)  hsl(42, 67%, 58%)  Metallic Gold
#4b76db  rgb(75, 118, 219)  hsl(222, 67%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#4bdbb0  rgb(75, 219, 176)  hsl(162, 67%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b04bdb  rgb(176, 75, 219)  hsl(282, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid