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#DBB424

#dbb424 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb424 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.81% magenta, 83.56% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.21°, with 71.76% saturation and 50% 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.4783

Complementary

  1. #dbb424
  2. #244bdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbb424
  2. #24a7db
  3. #5824db

Analogous

  1. #db5824
  2. #dbb424
  3. #a7db24

Triadic

  1. #dbb424
  2. #24dbb4
  3. #b424db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb424
  2. #4bdb24
  3. #244bdb
  4. #b424db

Square

  1. #dbb424
  2. #24db58
  3. #244bdb
  4. #db24a7

Monochromatic

  1. #58480e
  2. #997e19
  3. #dbb424
  4. #e6ca66
  5. #f1e1a7

Shades

#dbb424 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb424
  2. #c5a220
  3. #af901d
  4. #997e19
  5. #836c16
  6. #6e5a12
  7. #58480e
  8. #42360b
  9. #2c2407
  10. #161204
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb424 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb424
  2. #dfbc3a
  3. #e2c350
  4. #e6cb66
  5. #e9d27c
  6. #edda92
  7. #f1e1a7
  8. #f4e9bd
  9. #f8f0d3
  10. #fbf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb424 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb424
  2. #d2af2d
  3. #c9aa36
  4. #c0a440
  5. #b79f49
  6. #ae9a52
  7. #a4955b
  8. #9b9064
  9. #928a6e
  10. #898577
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea49a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b20b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b92b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ab7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb424 {
  color: #dbb424;
}
Background
.bg-dbb424 {
  background-color: #dbb424;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb424 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb424;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb424;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 180 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb424 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb424, #a7db24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb424 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 180 36 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.45 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.98 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.81 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.95 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.49 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.07 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.47 #244bdb Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb424  rgb(219, 180, 36)  hsl(47, 72%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#244bdb  rgb(36, 75, 219)  hsl(227, 72%, 50%)  Iris
#24dbb4  rgb(36, 219, 180)  hsl(167, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#b424db  rgb(180, 36, 219)  hsl(287, 72%, 50%)  Electric Purple