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#DBB251

#dbb251 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb251 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 63.01% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 42.17°, with 65.71% saturation and 58.82% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.4749

Complementary

  1. #dbb251
  2. #517adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbb251
  2. #51bfdb
  3. #6d51db

Analogous

  1. #db6d51
  2. #dbb251
  3. #bfdb51

Triadic

  1. #dbb251
  2. #51dbb2
  3. #b251db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb251
  2. #7adb51
  3. #517adb
  4. #b251db

Square

  1. #dbb251
  2. #51db6d
  3. #517adb
  4. #db51bf

Monochromatic

  1. #7a5d19
  2. #b98e26
  3. #dbb251
  4. #e8ce90
  5. #f5ead0

Shades

#dbb251 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb251
  2. #c5a049
  3. #af8e41
  4. #997d39
  5. #836b31
  6. #6e5929
  7. #584720
  8. #423518
  9. #2c2410
  10. #161208
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb251 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb251
  2. #dfba62
  3. #e2c174
  4. #e6c985
  5. #e9d197
  6. #edd9a8
  7. #f1e0b9
  8. #f4e8cb
  9. #f8f0dc
  10. #fbf7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb251 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb251
  2. #d2ad56
  3. #c9a85a
  4. #c0a35f
  5. #b79e64
  6. #ae9969
  7. #a4946d
  8. #9b8f72
  9. #928a77
  10. #89857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b147 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbc55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eca49d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceb14b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b853 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6aa85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb251 {
  color: #dbb251;
}
Background
.bg-dbb251 {
  background-color: #dbb251;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb251 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb251;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb251;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 178 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 66% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb251 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb251, #bfdb51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb251 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 178 81 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.51 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.72 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.72 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.81 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.12 #244dae Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb251  rgb(219, 178, 81)  hsl(42, 66%, 59%)  Metallic Gold
#517adb  rgb(81, 122, 219)  hsl(222, 66%, 59%)  Glaucous
#51dbb2  rgb(81, 219, 178)  hsl(162, 66%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b251db  rgb(178, 81, 219)  hsl(282, 66%, 59%)  Medium Orchid