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#DBB338

#dbb338 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb338 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.26% magenta, 74.43% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.28°, with 69.36% saturation and 53.92% 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 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4759

Complementary

  1. #dbb338
  2. #3860db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb338
  2. #38b1db
  3. #6238db

Analogous

  1. #db6238
  2. #dbb338
  3. #b1db38

Triadic

  1. #dbb338
  2. #38dbb3
  3. #b338db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb338
  2. #60db38
  3. #3860db
  4. #b338db

Square

  1. #dbb338
  2. #38db62
  3. #3860db
  4. #db38b1

Monochromatic

  1. #675313
  2. #a8861e
  3. #dbb338
  4. #e7cc79
  5. #f2e4ba

Shades

#dbb338 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb338
  2. #c5a132
  3. #af8f2d
  4. #997d27
  5. #836b22
  6. #6e5a1c
  7. #584816
  8. #423611
  9. #2c240b
  10. #161206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb338 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb338
  2. #dfbb4c
  3. #e2c260
  4. #e6ca74
  5. #e9d188
  6. #edd99c
  7. #f1e1af
  8. #f4e8c3
  9. #f8f0d7
  10. #fbf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb338 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb338
  2. #d2ae3f
  3. #c9a946
  4. #c0a44e
  5. #b79f55
  6. #ae9a5c
  7. #a49463
  8. #9b8f6a
  9. #928a72
  10. #898579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b123 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bc3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda49b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b22d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b93c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6aa7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb338 {
  color: #dbb338;
}
Background
.bg-dbb338 {
  background-color: #dbb338;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb338 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb338;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb338;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 179 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb338 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb338, #b1db38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb338 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 179 56 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.45 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.07 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.76 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.34 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.02 #244cc7 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb338  rgb(219, 179, 56)  hsl(45, 69%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#3860db  rgb(56, 96, 219)  hsl(225, 69%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#38dbb3  rgb(56, 219, 179)  hsl(165, 69%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b338db  rgb(179, 56, 219)  hsl(285, 69%, 54%)  Electric Purple