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#DBB421

#dbb421 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb421 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 70.59% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.81% magenta, 84.93% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.42°, with 73.81% saturation and 49.41% 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 2.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4781

Complementary

  1. #dbb421
  2. #2148db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb421
  2. #21a5db
  3. #5721db

Analogous

  1. #db5721
  2. #dbb421
  3. #a5db21

Triadic

  1. #dbb421
  2. #21dbb4
  3. #b421db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb421
  2. #48db21
  3. #2148db
  4. #b421db

Square

  1. #dbb421
  2. #21db57
  3. #2148db
  4. #db21a5

Monochromatic

  1. #56470d
  2. #997d17
  3. #dbb421
  4. #e7cb61
  5. #f1e1a4

Shades

#dbb421 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb421
  2. #c5a21e
  3. #af901a
  4. #997e17
  5. #836c14
  6. #6e5a11
  7. #58480d
  8. #42360a
  9. #2c2407
  10. #161203
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb421 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb421
  2. #dfbc37
  3. #e2c34d
  4. #e6cb64
  5. #e9d27a
  6. #edda90
  7. #f1e1a6
  8. #f4e9bc
  9. #f8f0d3
  10. #fbf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb421 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb421
  2. #d2af2b
  3. #c9aa34
  4. #c0a43e
  5. #b79f47
  6. #ae9a51
  7. #a4955a
  8. #9b9064
  9. #928a6d
  10. #898577
  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 #c7b693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea49a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b203 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ab7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb421 {
  color: #dbb421;
}
Background
.bg-dbb421 {
  background-color: #dbb421;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb421 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb421;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb421;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 180 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 74% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb421 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb421, #a5db21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb421 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 180 33 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.11 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.88 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.95 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.00 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.44 #244bde Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb421  rgb(219, 180, 33)  hsl(47, 74%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#2148db  rgb(33, 72, 219)  hsl(227, 74%, 49%)  Iris
#21dbb4  rgb(33, 219, 180)  hsl(167, 74%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#b421db  rgb(180, 33, 219)  hsl(287, 74%, 49%)  Dark Orchid