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#DBB253

#dbb253 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb253 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 62.1% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 41.91°, with 65.38% saturation and 59.22% 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 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.4753

Complementary

  1. #dbb253
  2. #537cdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbb253
  2. #53c0db
  3. #6e53db

Analogous

  1. #db6e53
  2. #dbb253
  3. #c0db53

Triadic

  1. #dbb253
  2. #53dbb2
  3. #b253db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb253
  2. #7cdb53
  3. #537cdb
  4. #b253db

Square

  1. #dbb253
  2. #53db6e
  3. #537cdb
  4. #db53c0

Monochromatic

  1. #7b5e1a
  2. #ba8e27
  3. #dbb253
  4. #e8ce92
  5. #f5ebd2

Shades

#dbb253 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb253
  2. #c5a04b
  3. #af8e42
  4. #997d3a
  5. #836b32
  6. #6e592a
  7. #584721
  8. #423519
  9. #2c2411
  10. #161208
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb253 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb253
  2. #dfba64
  3. #e2c175
  4. #e6c987
  5. #e9d198
  6. #edd9a9
  7. #f1e0ba
  8. #f4e8cb
  9. #f8f0dd
  10. #fbf7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb253 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb253
  2. #d2ad58
  3. #c9a85c
  4. #c0a361
  5. #b79e65
  6. #ae996a
  7. #a4946e
  8. #9b8f73
  9. #928a77
  10. #89857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b149 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbc57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eca49d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceb14d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b855 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5aa86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb253 {
  color: #dbb253;
}
Background
.bg-dbb253 {
  background-color: #dbb253;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb253 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb253;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb253;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 178 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 65% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb253 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb253, #c0db53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb253 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 178 83 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.75 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.36 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.93 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.75 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.32 #244dac Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb253  rgb(219, 178, 83)  hsl(42, 65%, 59%)  Metallic Gold
#537cdb  rgb(83, 124, 219)  hsl(222, 65%, 59%)  Glaucous
#53dbb2  rgb(83, 219, 178)  hsl(162, 65%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b253db  rgb(178, 83, 219)  hsl(282, 65%, 59%)  Medium Orchid