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#DBB349

#dbb349 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb349 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.26% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 43.56°, with 66.97% saturation and 57.25% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.4778

Complementary

  1. #dbb349
  2. #4971db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb349
  2. #49badb
  3. #6a49db

Analogous

  1. #db6a49
  2. #dbb349
  3. #badb49

Triadic

  1. #dbb349
  2. #49dbb3
  3. #b349db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb349
  2. #71db49
  3. #4971db
  4. #b349db

Square

  1. #dbb349
  2. #49db6a
  3. #4971db
  4. #db49ba

Monochromatic

  1. #745b17
  2. #b48c24
  3. #dbb349
  4. #e8ce89
  5. #f4e8c9

Shades

#dbb349 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb349
  2. #c5a142
  3. #af8f3a
  4. #997d33
  5. #836b2c
  6. #6e5a25
  7. #58481d
  8. #423616
  9. #2c240f
  10. #161207
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb349 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb349
  2. #dfbb5b
  3. #e2c26d
  4. #e6ca80
  5. #e9d192
  6. #edd9a4
  7. #f1e1b6
  8. #f4e8c8
  9. #f8f0db
  10. #fbf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb349 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb349
  2. #d2ae4f
  3. #c9a954
  4. #c0a45a
  5. #b79f5f
  6. #ae9a65
  7. #a4946a
  8. #9b8f70
  9. #928a75
  10. #89857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b13c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bc4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda59d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb242 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b94c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ab83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb349 {
  color: #dbb349;
}
Background
.bg-dbb349 {
  background-color: #dbb349;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb349 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb349;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb349;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 179 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb349 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb349, #badb49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb349 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 179 73 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.34 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.60 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.65 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.99 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.48 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 7.94 #244cb6 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb349  rgb(219, 179, 73)  hsl(44, 67%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#4971db  rgb(73, 113, 219)  hsl(224, 67%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#49dbb3  rgb(73, 219, 179)  hsl(164, 67%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b349db  rgb(179, 73, 219)  hsl(284, 67%, 57%)  Medium Orchid