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#DBB438

#dbb438 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb438 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.81% magenta, 74.43% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.64°, with 69.36% saturation and 53.92% 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 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.4799

Complementary

  1. #dbb438
  2. #385fdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbb438
  2. #38b1db
  3. #6238db

Analogous

  1. #db6238
  2. #dbb438
  3. #b1db38

Triadic

  1. #dbb438
  2. #38dbb4
  3. #b438db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb438
  2. #5fdb38
  3. #385fdb
  4. #b438db

Square

  1. #dbb438
  2. #38db62
  3. #385fdb
  4. #db38b1

Monochromatic

  1. #675313
  2. #a8871e
  3. #dbb438
  4. #e7cc79
  5. #f2e5ba

Shades

#dbb438 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb438
  2. #c5a232
  3. #af902d
  4. #997e27
  5. #836c22
  6. #6e5a1c
  7. #584816
  8. #423611
  9. #2c240b
  10. #161206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb438 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb438
  2. #dfbc4c
  3. #e2c360
  4. #e6cb74
  5. #e9d288
  6. #edda9c
  7. #f1e1af
  8. #f4e9c3
  9. #f8f0d7
  10. #fbf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb438 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb438
  2. #d2af3f
  3. #c9aa46
  4. #c0a44e
  5. #b79f55
  6. #ae9a5c
  7. #a49563
  8. #9b906a
  9. #928a72
  10. #898579
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b223 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bd3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda59c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b32d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b93c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ab80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb438 {
  color: #dbb438;
}
Background
.bg-dbb438 {
  background-color: #dbb438;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb438 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb438;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb438;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 180 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb438 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb438, #b1db38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb438 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 180 56 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.55 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.62 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.12 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.21 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.81 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.87 #244bc7 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb438  rgb(219, 180, 56)  hsl(46, 69%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#385fdb  rgb(56, 95, 219)  hsl(226, 69%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#38dbb4  rgb(56, 219, 180)  hsl(166, 69%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b438db  rgb(180, 56, 219)  hsl(286, 69%, 54%)  Electric Purple