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#DBB412

#dbb412 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbb412 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.81% magenta, 91.78% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 48.36°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.4775

Complementary

  1. #dbb412
  2. #1239db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb412
  2. #129ddb
  3. #5012db

Analogous

  1. #db5012
  2. #dbb412
  3. #9ddb12

Triadic

  1. #dbb412
  2. #12dbb4
  3. #b412db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb412
  2. #39db12
  3. #1239db
  4. #b412db

Square

  1. #dbb412
  2. #12db50
  3. #1239db
  4. #db129d

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4006
  2. #947a0c
  3. #dbb412
  4. #f0d049
  5. #f6e290

Shades

#dbb412 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb412
  2. #c5a210
  3. #af900e
  4. #997e0d
  5. #836c0b
  6. #6e5a09
  7. #584807
  8. #423605
  9. #2c2404
  10. #161202
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb412 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb412
  2. #dfbc2a
  3. #e2c341
  4. #e6cb59
  5. #e9d271
  6. #edda89
  7. #f1e1a0
  8. #f4e9b8
  9. #f8f0d0
  10. #fbf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb412 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb412
  2. #d2af1d
  3. #c9aa28
  4. #c0a433
  5. #b79f3e
  6. #ae9a49
  7. #a49554
  8. #9b905f
  9. #928a6a
  10. #898575
  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 #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bc23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b91e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ab7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb412 {
  color: #dbb412;
}
Background
.bg-dbb412 {
  background-color: #dbb412;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb412 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb412;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb412;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 180 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb412 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb412, #9ddb12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb412 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 180 18 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.23 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.23 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.02 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.81 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.88 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.36 #244bed Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb412  rgb(219, 180, 18)  hsl(48, 85%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#1239db  rgb(18, 57, 219)  hsl(228, 85%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#12dbb4  rgb(18, 219, 180)  hsl(168, 85%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#b412db  rgb(180, 18, 219)  hsl(288, 85%, 46%)  Dark Orchid