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#DBB22D

#dbb22d ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb22d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 79.45% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.86°, with 70.73% saturation and 51.76% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4709

Complementary

  1. #dbb22d
  2. #2d56db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb22d
  2. #2daddb
  3. #5b2ddb

Analogous

  1. #db5b2d
  2. #dbb22d
  3. #addb2d

Triadic

  1. #dbb22d
  2. #2ddbb2
  3. #b22ddb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb22d
  2. #56db2d
  3. #2d56db
  4. #b22ddb

Square

  1. #dbb22d
  2. #2ddb5b
  3. #2d56db
  4. #db2dad

Monochromatic

  1. #5f4c10
  2. #a0811b
  3. #dbb22d
  4. #e6ca6e
  5. #f1e2b0

Shades

#dbb22d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb22d
  2. #c5a029
  3. #af8e24
  4. #997d20
  5. #836b1b
  6. #6e5917
  7. #584712
  8. #42350e
  9. #2c2409
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb22d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb22d
  2. #dfba42
  3. #e2c157
  4. #e6c96c
  5. #e9d181
  6. #edd996
  7. #f1e0ab
  8. #f4e8c0
  9. #f8f0d5
  10. #fbf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb22d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb22d
  2. #d2ad35
  3. #c9a83e
  4. #c0a346
  5. #b79e4e
  6. #ae9957
  7. #a4945f
  8. #9b8f67
  9. #928a6f
  10. #898578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b00b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb11d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b832 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a97c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb22d {
  color: #dbb22d;
}
Background
.bg-dbb22d {
  background-color: #dbb22d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb22d {
  border: 2px solid #dbb22d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb22d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 178 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb22d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb22d, #addb2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb22d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 178 45 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.31 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.15 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.54 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.23 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.66 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.82 #244dd2 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb22d  rgb(219, 178, 45)  hsl(46, 71%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#2d56db  rgb(45, 86, 219)  hsl(226, 71%, 52%)  Sapphire
#2ddbb2  rgb(45, 219, 178)  hsl(166, 71%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#b22ddb  rgb(178, 45, 219)  hsl(286, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple