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#DBB237

#dbb237 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb237 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 74.89% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 69.49% saturation and 53.73% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.46.

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Relative luminance0.4718

Complementary

  1. #dbb237
  2. #3760db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb237
  2. #37b2db
  3. #6037db

Analogous

  1. #db6037
  2. #dbb237
  3. #b2db37

Triadic

  1. #dbb237
  2. #37dbb2
  3. #b237db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb237
  2. #60db37
  3. #3760db
  4. #b237db

Square

  1. #dbb237
  2. #37db60
  3. #3760db
  4. #db37b2

Monochromatic

  1. #675212
  2. #a7851e
  3. #dbb237
  4. #e7cb78
  5. #f2e4b9

Shades

#dbb237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb237
  2. #c5a032
  3. #af8e2c
  4. #997d27
  5. #836b21
  6. #6e591c
  7. #584716
  8. #423511
  9. #2c240b
  10. #161206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb237
  2. #dfba4b
  3. #e2c15f
  4. #e6c973
  5. #e9d187
  6. #edd99b
  7. #f1e0af
  8. #f4e8c3
  9. #f8f0d7
  10. #fbf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb237
  2. #d2ad3e
  3. #c9a846
  4. #c0a34d
  5. #b79e54
  6. #ae995c
  7. #a49463
  8. #9b8f6a
  9. #928a71
  10. #898579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b022 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda39a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb12c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b83b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a97e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb237 {
  color: #dbb237;
}
Background
.bg-dbb237 {
  background-color: #dbb237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb237 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 178 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb237, #b2db37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 178 55 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.02 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.19 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.40 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.46 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.21 #244dc8 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb237  rgb(219, 178, 55)  hsl(45, 69%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#3760db  rgb(55, 96, 219)  hsl(225, 69%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#37dbb2  rgb(55, 219, 178)  hsl(165, 69%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b237db  rgb(178, 55, 219)  hsl(285, 69%, 54%)  Electric Purple