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#DBB43E

#dbb43e ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb43e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.81% magenta, 71.69% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 45.1°, with 68.56% saturation and 55.1% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.4805

Complementary

  1. #dbb43e
  2. #3e65db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb43e
  2. #3eb3db
  3. #663edb

Analogous

  1. #db663e
  2. #dbb43e
  3. #b3db3e

Triadic

  1. #dbb43e
  2. #3edbb4
  3. #b43edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb43e
  2. #65db3e
  3. #3e65db
  4. #b43edb

Square

  1. #dbb43e
  2. #3edb66
  3. #3e65db
  4. #db3eb3

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5614
  2. #ac8a20
  3. #dbb43e
  4. #e7cd7e
  5. #f3e6bf

Shades

#dbb43e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb43e
  2. #c5a238
  3. #af9032
  4. #997e2b
  5. #836c25
  6. #6e5a1f
  7. #584819
  8. #423613
  9. #2c240c
  10. #161206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb43e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb43e
  2. #dfbc51
  3. #e2c365
  4. #e6cb78
  5. #e9d28b
  6. #edda9f
  7. #f1e1b2
  8. #f4e9c5
  9. #f8f0d8
  10. #fbf8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb43e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb43e
  2. #d2af45
  3. #c9aa4b
  4. #c0a452
  5. #b79f58
  6. #ae9a5f
  7. #a49566
  8. #9b906c
  9. #928a73
  10. #898579
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b22d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bd44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda59c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b334 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b942 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ab81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb43e {
  color: #dbb43e;
}
Background
.bg-dbb43e {
  background-color: #dbb43e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb43e {
  border: 2px solid #dbb43e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb43e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 180 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb43e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb43e, #b3db3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb43e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 180 62 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.75 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.10 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.42 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.17 #244bc1 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb43e  rgb(219, 180, 62)  hsl(45, 69%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#3e65db  rgb(62, 101, 219)  hsl(225, 69%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#3edbb4  rgb(62, 219, 180)  hsl(165, 69%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b43edb  rgb(180, 62, 219)  hsl(285, 69%, 55%)  Medium Orchid