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#DBB50E

#dbb50e ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbb50e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 70.98% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.35% magenta, 93.61% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 48.88°, with 87.98% saturation and 45.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.4814

Complementary

  1. #dbb50e
  2. #0e34db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb50e
  2. #0e9bdb
  3. #4f0edb

Analogous

  1. #db4f0e
  2. #dbb50e
  3. #9bdb0e

Triadic

  1. #dbb50e
  2. #0edbb5
  3. #b50edb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb50e
  2. #34db0e
  3. #0e34db
  4. #b50edb

Square

  1. #dbb50e
  2. #0edb4f
  3. #0e34db
  4. #db0e9b

Monochromatic

  1. #4b3e05
  2. #937a09
  3. #dbb50e
  4. #f3d243
  5. #f8e38a

Shades

#dbb50e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb50e
  2. #c5a30d
  3. #af910b
  4. #997f0a
  5. #836d08
  6. #6e5b07
  7. #584806
  8. #423604
  9. #2c2403
  10. #161201
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb50e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb50e
  2. #dfbc26
  3. #e2c43e
  4. #e6cb56
  5. #e9d36e
  6. #edda87
  7. #f1e19f
  8. #f4e9b7
  9. #f8f0cf
  10. #fbf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb50e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb50e
  2. #d2b019
  3. #c9aa25
  4. #c0a530
  5. #b7a03c
  6. #ae9b47
  7. #a49552
  8. #9b905e
  9. #928b69
  10. #898575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b793 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bd22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea59a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ba1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ac7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb50e {
  color: #dbb50e;
}
Background
.bg-dbb50e {
  background-color: #dbb50e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb50e {
  border: 2px solid #dbb50e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb50e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 181 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb50e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb50e, #9bdb0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb50e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 181 14 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.52 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.95 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.17 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.01 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.58 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.30 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.40 #244af1 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb50e  rgb(219, 181, 14)  hsl(49, 88%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#0e34db  rgb(14, 52, 219)  hsl(229, 88%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#0edbb5  rgb(14, 219, 181)  hsl(169, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#b50edb  rgb(181, 14, 219)  hsl(289, 88%, 46%)  Dark Orchid