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#DBB32F

#dbb32f ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb32f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 70.2% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.26% magenta, 78.54% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 46.05°, with 70.49% saturation and 52.16% 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 1.73.

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Relative luminance0.4751

Complementary

  1. #dbb32f
  2. #2f57db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb32f
  2. #2faddb
  3. #5d2fdb

Analogous

  1. #db5d2f
  2. #dbb32f
  3. #addb2f

Triadic

  1. #dbb32f
  2. #2fdbb3
  3. #b32fdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb32f
  2. #57db2f
  3. #2f57db
  4. #b32fdb

Square

  1. #dbb32f
  2. #2fdb5d
  3. #2f57db
  4. #db2fad

Monochromatic

  1. #604e11
  2. #a2821c
  3. #dbb32f
  4. #e6cb70
  5. #f2e3b1

Shades

#dbb32f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb32f
  2. #c5a12a
  3. #af8f26
  4. #997d21
  5. #836b1c
  6. #6e5a18
  7. #584813
  8. #42360e
  9. #2c2409
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb32f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb32f
  2. #dfbb44
  3. #e2c259
  4. #e6ca6d
  5. #e9d182
  6. #edd997
  7. #f1e1ac
  8. #f4e8c1
  9. #f8f0d5
  10. #fbf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb32f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb32f
  2. #d2ae37
  3. #c9a93f
  4. #c0a447
  5. #b79f4f
  6. #ae9a58
  7. #a49460
  8. #9b8f68
  9. #928a70
  10. #898578
  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 #c7b694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b111 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda39a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b220 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b834 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6aa7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb32f {
  color: #dbb32f;
}
Background
.bg-dbb32f {
  background-color: #dbb32f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb32f {
  border: 2px solid #dbb32f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb32f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 179 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb32f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb32f, #addb2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb32f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 179 47 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.33 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.87 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.88 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.13 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.64 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.68 #244cd0 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb32f  rgb(219, 179, 47)  hsl(46, 70%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#2f57db  rgb(47, 87, 219)  hsl(226, 70%, 52%)  Sapphire
#2fdbb3  rgb(47, 219, 179)  hsl(166, 70%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b32fdb  rgb(179, 47, 219)  hsl(286, 70%, 52%)  Electric Purple