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#DBB45A

#dbb45a ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb45a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.81% magenta, 58.9% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 41.86°, with 64.18% saturation and 60.59% 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.4844

Complementary

  1. #dbb45a
  2. #5a81db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb45a
  2. #5ac2db
  3. #745adb

Analogous

  1. #db745a
  2. #dbb45a
  3. #c2db5a

Triadic

  1. #dbb45a
  2. #5adbb4
  3. #b45adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb45a
  2. #81db5a
  3. #5a81db
  4. #b45adb

Square

  1. #dbb45a
  2. #5adb74
  3. #5a81db
  4. #db5ac2

Monochromatic

  1. #80621c
  2. #bf922a
  3. #dbb45a
  4. #e9d199
  5. #f6edd8

Shades

#dbb45a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb45a
  2. #c5a251
  3. #af9048
  4. #997e3f
  5. #836c36
  6. #6e5a2d
  7. #584824
  8. #42361b
  9. #2c2412
  10. #161209
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb45a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb45a
  2. #dfbc6b
  3. #e2c37b
  4. #e6cb8c
  5. #e9d29c
  6. #eddaad
  7. #f1e1bd
  8. #f4e9ce
  9. #f8f0de
  10. #fbf8ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb45a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb45a
  2. #d2af5e
  3. #c9aa62
  4. #c0a465
  5. #b79f69
  6. #ae9a6d
  7. #a49571
  8. #9b9075
  9. #928a78
  10. #89857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b79c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b351 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bd5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eca7a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb355 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4ba5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5ac89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb45a {
  color: #dbb45a;
}
Background
.bg-dbb45a {
  background-color: #dbb45a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb45a {
  border: 2px solid #dbb45a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb45a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 180 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 64% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb45a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb45a, #c2db5a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb45a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 180 90 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.34 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.35 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.06 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.29 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.39 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.81 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.64 #244ba5 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb45a  rgb(219, 180, 90)  hsl(42, 64%, 61%)  Metallic Gold
#5a81db  rgb(90, 129, 219)  hsl(222, 64%, 61%)  Glaucous
#5adbb4  rgb(90, 219, 180)  hsl(162, 64%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b45adb  rgb(180, 90, 219)  hsl(282, 64%, 61%)  Medium Orchid