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#DBB348

#dbb348 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb348 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.26% magenta, 67.12% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 43.67°, 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.4777

Complementary

  1. #dbb348
  2. #4870db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb348
  2. #48badb
  3. #6948db

Analogous

  1. #db6948
  2. #dbb348
  3. #badb48

Triadic

  1. #dbb348
  2. #48dbb3
  3. #b348db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb348
  2. #70db48
  3. #4870db
  4. #b348db

Square

  1. #dbb348
  2. #48db69
  3. #4870db
  4. #db48ba

Monochromatic

  1. #735a17
  2. #b38c23
  3. #dbb348
  4. #e8ce88
  5. #f4e8c8

Shades

#dbb348 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb348
  2. #c5a141
  3. #af8f3a
  4. #997d32
  5. #836b2b
  6. #6e5a24
  7. #58481d
  8. #423616
  9. #2c240e
  10. #161207
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb348 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb348
  2. #dfbb5a
  3. #e2c26d
  4. #e6ca7f
  5. #e9d191
  6. #edd9a4
  7. #f1e1b6
  8. #f4e8c8
  9. #f8f0da
  10. #fbf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb348 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb348
  2. #d2ae4e
  3. #c9a953
  4. #c0a459
  5. #b79f5e
  6. #ae9a64
  7. #a4946a
  8. #9b8f6f
  9. #928a75
  10. #89857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b13b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bc4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda49c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb241 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b94b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6aa83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb348 {
  color: #dbb348;
}
Background
.bg-dbb348 {
  background-color: #dbb348;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb348 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb348;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb348;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 179 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb348 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb348, #badb48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb348 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 179 72 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.52 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.58 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.95 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.50 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 7.86 #244cb7 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb348  rgb(219, 179, 72)  hsl(44, 67%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#4870db  rgb(72, 112, 219)  hsl(224, 67%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#48dbb3  rgb(72, 219, 179)  hsl(164, 67%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b348db  rgb(179, 72, 219)  hsl(284, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid