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#DBB230

#dbb230 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb230 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 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 78.08% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.61°, with 70.37% saturation and 52.35% 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 1.62.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4711

Complementary

  1. #dbb230
  2. #3059db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb230
  2. #30afdb
  3. #5c30db

Analogous

  1. #db5c30
  2. #dbb230
  3. #afdb30

Triadic

  1. #dbb230
  2. #30dbb2
  3. #b230db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb230
  2. #59db30
  3. #3059db
  4. #b230db

Square

  1. #dbb230
  2. #30db5c
  3. #3059db
  4. #db30af

Monochromatic

  1. #614e11
  2. #a2821c
  3. #dbb230
  4. #e6ca71
  5. #f2e2b2

Shades

#dbb230 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb230
  2. #c5a02b
  3. #af8e26
  4. #997d22
  5. #836b1d
  6. #6e5918
  7. #584713
  8. #42350e
  9. #2c240a
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb230 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb230
  2. #dfba45
  3. #e2c159
  4. #e6c96e
  5. #e9d183
  6. #edd998
  7. #f1e0ac
  8. #f4e8c1
  9. #f8f0d6
  10. #fbf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb230 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb230
  2. #d2ad38
  3. #c9a840
  4. #c0a348
  5. #b79e50
  6. #ae9958
  7. #a49460
  8. #9b8f68
  9. #928a70
  10. #898578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b014 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb122 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b835 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a97d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb230 {
  color: #dbb230;
}
Background
.bg-dbb230 {
  background-color: #dbb230;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb230 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb230;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb230;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 178 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb230 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb230, #afdb30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb230 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 178 48 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.62 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.48 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.28 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.74 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.94 #244dcf Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb230  rgb(219, 178, 48)  hsl(46, 70%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#3059db  rgb(48, 89, 219)  hsl(226, 70%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#30dbb2  rgb(48, 219, 178)  hsl(166, 70%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#b230db  rgb(178, 48, 219)  hsl(286, 70%, 52%)  Electric Purple