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#DBB520

#dbb520 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb520 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 70.98% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.35% magenta, 85.39% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.81°, with 74.5% saturation and 49.22% 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 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.4821

Complementary

  1. #dbb520
  2. #2046db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb520
  2. #20a4db
  3. #5820db

Analogous

  1. #db5820
  2. #dbb520
  3. #a4db20

Triadic

  1. #dbb520
  2. #20dbb5
  3. #b520db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb520
  2. #46db20
  3. #2046db
  4. #b520db

Square

  1. #dbb520
  2. #20db58
  3. #2046db
  4. #db20a4

Monochromatic

  1. #56470c
  2. #987e16
  3. #dbb520
  4. #e8cc60
  5. #f1e1a3

Shades

#dbb520 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb520
  2. #c5a31d
  3. #af911a
  4. #997f16
  5. #836d13
  6. #6e5b10
  7. #58480d
  8. #42360a
  9. #2c2406
  10. #161203
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb520 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb520
  2. #dfbc36
  3. #e2c44d
  4. #e6cb63
  5. #e9d379
  6. #edda90
  7. #f1e1a6
  8. #f4e9bc
  9. #f8f0d2
  10. #fbf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb520 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb520
  2. #d2b02a
  3. #c9aa33
  4. #c0a53d
  5. #b7a046
  6. #ae9b50
  7. #a4955a
  8. #9b9063
  9. #928b6d
  10. #898576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea59b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ba28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ac7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb520 {
  color: #dbb520;
}
Background
.bg-dbb520 {
  background-color: #dbb520;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb520 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb520;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb520;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 181 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb520 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb520, #a4db20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb520 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 181 32 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.35 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.74 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.90 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.77 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.96 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.47 #244adf Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb520  rgb(219, 181, 32)  hsl(48, 75%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#2046db  rgb(32, 70, 219)  hsl(228, 75%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#20dbb5  rgb(32, 219, 181)  hsl(168, 75%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b520db  rgb(181, 32, 219)  hsl(288, 75%, 49%)  Electric Purple