ColorTool
Log in
#DBB248

#dbb248 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dbb248 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 67.12% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 43.27°, with 67.12% saturation and 57.06% 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 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9933
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4737

Complementary

  1. #dbb248
  2. #4871db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb248
  2. #48badb
  3. #6948db

Analogous

  1. #db6948
  2. #dbb248
  3. #badb48

Triadic

  1. #dbb248
  2. #48dbb2
  3. #b248db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb248
  2. #71db48
  3. #4871db
  4. #b248db

Square

  1. #dbb248
  2. #48db69
  3. #4871db
  4. #db48ba

Monochromatic

  1. #735917
  2. #b38b23
  3. #dbb248
  4. #e8cd88
  5. #f4e8c8

Shades

#dbb248 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb248
  2. #c5a041
  3. #af8e3a
  4. #997d32
  5. #836b2b
  6. #6e5924
  7. #58471d
  8. #423516
  9. #2c240e
  10. #161207
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb248 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb248
  2. #dfba5a
  3. #e2c16d
  4. #e6c97f
  5. #e9d191
  6. #edd9a4
  7. #f1e0b6
  8. #f4e8c8
  9. #f8f0da
  10. #fbf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb248 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb248
  2. #d2ad4e
  3. #c9a853
  4. #c0a359
  5. #b79e5e
  6. #ae9964
  7. #a4946a
  8. #9b8f6f
  9. #928a75
  10. #89857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b597 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b13b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bc4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda39c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb141 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b84b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dbb248 {
  color: #dbb248;
}
Background
.bg-dbb248 {
  background-color: #dbb248;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb248 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb248;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb248;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 178 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb248 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb248, #badb48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb248 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 178 72 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.61 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.68 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.93 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.35 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.72 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.67 #244db7 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb248  rgb(219, 178, 72)  hsl(43, 67%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#4871db  rgb(72, 113, 219)  hsl(223, 67%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#48dbb2  rgb(72, 219, 178)  hsl(163, 67%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b248db  rgb(178, 72, 219)  hsl(283, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid