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#DBB22A

#dbb22a ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb22a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 69.8% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 80.82% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 46.1°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.89.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4707

Complementary

  1. #dbb22a
  2. #2a53db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb22a
  2. #2aacdb
  3. #5a2adb

Analogous

  1. #db5a2a
  2. #dbb22a
  3. #acdb2a

Triadic

  1. #dbb22a
  2. #2adbb2
  3. #b22adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb22a
  2. #53db2a
  3. #2a53db
  4. #b22adb

Square

  1. #dbb22a
  2. #2adb5a
  3. #2a53db
  4. #db2aac

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4b10
  2. #9e7f1b
  3. #dbb22a
  4. #e6ca6b
  5. #f1e1ad

Shades

#dbb22a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb22a
  2. #c5a026
  3. #af8e22
  4. #997d1d
  5. #836b19
  6. #6e5915
  7. #584711
  8. #42350d
  9. #2c2408
  10. #161204
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb22a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb22a
  2. #dfba3f
  3. #e2c155
  4. #e6c96a
  5. #e9d17f
  6. #edd995
  7. #f1e0aa
  8. #f4e8bf
  9. #f8f0d4
  10. #fbf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb22a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb22a
  2. #d2ad33
  3. #c9a83b
  4. #c0a344
  5. #b79e4c
  6. #ae9955
  7. #a4945e
  8. #9b8f66
  9. #928a6f
  10. #898577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b001 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb118 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b830 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a97c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb22a {
  color: #dbb22a;
}
Background
.bg-dbb22a {
  background-color: #dbb22a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb22a {
  border: 2px solid #dbb22a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb22a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 178 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb22a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb22a, #acdb2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb22a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 178 42 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.89 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.43 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.17 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.60 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.19 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.59 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.71 #244dd5 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb22a  rgb(219, 178, 42)  hsl(46, 71%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#2a53db  rgb(42, 83, 219)  hsl(226, 71%, 51%)  Sapphire
#2adbb2  rgb(42, 219, 178)  hsl(166, 71%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#b22adb  rgb(178, 42, 219)  hsl(286, 71%, 51%)  Dark Orchid