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#DBB60A

#dbb60a ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbb60a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 71.37% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.89% magenta, 95.43% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 49.38°, with 91.27% saturation and 44.9% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.4854

Complementary

  1. #dbb60a
  2. #0a2fdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbb60a
  2. #0a97db
  3. #4e0adb

Analogous

  1. #db4e0a
  2. #dbb60a
  3. #97db0a

Triadic

  1. #dbb60a
  2. #0adbb6
  3. #b60adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbb60a
  2. #2fdb0a
  3. #0a2fdb
  4. #b60adb

Square

  1. #dbb60a
  2. #0adb4e
  3. #0a2fdb
  4. #db0a97

Monochromatic

  1. #493c03
  2. #927907
  3. #dbb60a
  4. #f6d53b
  5. #f9e585

Shades

#dbb60a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb60a
  2. #c5a409
  3. #af9208
  4. #997f07
  5. #836d06
  6. #6e5b05
  7. #584904
  8. #423703
  9. #2c2402
  10. #161201
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb60a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb60a
  2. #dfbd23
  3. #e2c53b
  4. #e6cc54
  5. #e9d36c
  6. #eddb85
  7. #f1e29d
  8. #f4e9b6
  9. #f8f0ce
  10. #fbf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb60a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb60a
  2. #d2b116
  3. #c9ab22
  4. #c0a62d
  5. #b7a039
  6. #ae9b45
  7. #a49651
  8. #9b905d
  9. #928b68
  10. #898574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea69b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2b400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7bb19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ad7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb60a {
  color: #dbb60a;
}
Background
.bg-dbb60a {
  background-color: #dbb60a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb60a {
  border: 2px solid #dbb60a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb60a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 182 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb60a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb60a, #97db0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb60a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 182 10 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.81 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.15 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.23 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.02 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.38 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.71 #2449f5 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb60a  rgb(219, 182, 10)  hsl(49, 91%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0a2fdb  rgb(10, 47, 219)  hsl(229, 91%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#0adbb6  rgb(10, 219, 182)  hsl(169, 91%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#b60adb  rgb(182, 10, 219)  hsl(289, 91%, 45%)  Dark Orchid