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#DBB42E

#dbb42e ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb42e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.81% magenta, 79% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 46.47°, with 70.61% saturation and 51.96% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.479

Complementary

  1. #dbb42e
  2. #2e55db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb42e
  2. #2eacdb
  3. #5d2edb

Analogous

  1. #db5d2e
  2. #dbb42e
  3. #acdb2e

Triadic

  1. #dbb42e
  2. #2edbb4
  3. #b42edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb42e
  2. #55db2e
  3. #2e55db
  4. #b42edb

Square

  1. #dbb42e
  2. #2edb5d
  3. #2e55db
  4. #db2eac

Monochromatic

  1. #604e10
  2. #a1831c
  3. #dbb42e
  4. #e6cb6f
  5. #f1e3b1

Shades

#dbb42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb42e
  2. #c5a229
  3. #af9025
  4. #997e20
  5. #836c1c
  6. #6e5a17
  7. #584812
  8. #42360e
  9. #2c2409
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb42e
  2. #dfbc43
  3. #e2c358
  4. #e6cb6d
  5. #e9d282
  6. #edda97
  7. #f1e1ab
  8. #f4e9c0
  9. #f8f0d5
  10. #fbf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb42e
  2. #d2af36
  3. #c9aa3e
  4. #c0a447
  5. #b79f4f
  6. #ae9a57
  7. #a4955f
  8. #9b9067
  9. #928a70
  10. #898578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b20d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bd37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda49b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b31f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b933 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ab7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb42e {
  color: #dbb42e;
}
Background
.bg-dbb42e {
  background-color: #dbb42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb42e {
  border: 2px solid #dbb42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 180 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb42e, #acdb2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 180 46 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.93 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.53 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.63 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.00 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.27 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.36 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.65 #244bd1 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb42e  rgb(219, 180, 46)  hsl(46, 71%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#2e55db  rgb(46, 85, 219)  hsl(226, 71%, 52%)  Sapphire
#2edbb4  rgb(46, 219, 180)  hsl(166, 71%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b42edb  rgb(180, 46, 219)  hsl(286, 71%, 52%)  Electric Purple