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#DBB40B

#dbb40b ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbb40b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 70.59% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.81% magenta, 94.98% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 48.75°, with 90.43% saturation and 45.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.4773

Complementary

  1. #dbb40b
  2. #0b32db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb40b
  2. #0b9adb
  3. #4c0bdb

Analogous

  1. #db4c0b
  2. #dbb40b
  3. #9adb0b

Triadic

  1. #dbb40b
  2. #0bdbb4
  3. #b40bdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb40b
  2. #32db0b
  3. #0b32db
  4. #b40bdb

Square

  1. #dbb40b
  2. #0bdb4c
  3. #0b32db
  4. #db0b9a

Monochromatic

  1. #493c04
  2. #927807
  3. #dbb40b
  4. #f5d33d
  5. #f9e386

Shades

#dbb40b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb40b
  2. #c5a20a
  3. #af9009
  4. #997e08
  5. #836c07
  6. #6e5a06
  7. #584804
  8. #423603
  9. #2c2402
  10. #161201
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb40b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb40b
  2. #dfbc23
  3. #e2c33c
  4. #e6cb54
  5. #e9d26d
  6. #edda85
  7. #f1e19d
  8. #f4e9b6
  9. #f8f0ce
  10. #fbf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb40b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb40b
  2. #d2af17
  3. #c9aa22
  4. #c0a42e
  5. #b79f3a
  6. #ae9a46
  7. #a49551
  8. #9b905d
  9. #928a69
  10. #898574
  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 #c7b692 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bc20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b919 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7aa7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb40b {
  color: #dbb40b;
}
Background
.bg-dbb40b {
  background-color: #dbb40b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb40b {
  border: 2px solid #dbb40b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb40b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 180 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb40b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb40b, #9adb0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb40b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 180 11 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.84 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.35 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.07 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.76 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.98 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.34 #244bf4 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb40b  rgb(219, 180, 11)  hsl(49, 90%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0b32db  rgb(11, 50, 219)  hsl(229, 90%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#0bdbb4  rgb(11, 219, 180)  hsl(169, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#b40bdb  rgb(180, 11, 219)  hsl(289, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid