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#DBB512

#dbb512 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbb512 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.35% magenta, 91.78% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 48.66°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.4815

Complementary

  1. #dbb512
  2. #1238db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb512
  2. #129cdb
  3. #5112db

Analogous

  1. #db5112
  2. #dbb512
  3. #9cdb12

Triadic

  1. #dbb512
  2. #12dbb5
  3. #b512db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb512
  2. #38db12
  3. #1238db
  4. #b512db

Square

  1. #dbb512
  2. #12db51
  3. #1238db
  4. #db129c

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4006
  2. #947b0c
  3. #dbb512
  4. #f0d149
  5. #f6e390

Shades

#dbb512 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb512
  2. #c5a310
  3. #af910e
  4. #997f0d
  5. #836d0b
  6. #6e5b09
  7. #584807
  8. #423605
  9. #2c2404
  10. #161202
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb512 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb512
  2. #dfbc2a
  3. #e2c441
  4. #e6cb59
  5. #e9d371
  6. #edda89
  7. #f1e1a0
  8. #f4e9b8
  9. #f8f0d0
  10. #fbf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb512 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb512
  2. #d2b01d
  3. #c9aa28
  4. #c0a533
  5. #b7a03e
  6. #ae9b49
  7. #a49554
  8. #9b905f
  9. #928b6a
  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 #d4bd24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea59a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ba1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ac7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb512 {
  color: #dbb512;
}
Background
.bg-dbb512 {
  background-color: #dbb512;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb512 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb512;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb512;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 181 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb512 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb512, #9cdb12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb512 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 181 18 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.84 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.09 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.98 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.60 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.24 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.40 #244aed Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb512  rgb(219, 181, 18)  hsl(49, 85%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#1238db  rgb(18, 56, 219)  hsl(229, 85%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#12dbb5  rgb(18, 219, 181)  hsl(169, 85%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#b512db  rgb(181, 18, 219)  hsl(289, 85%, 46%)  Dark Orchid