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#DBB614

#dbb614 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dbb614 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 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.89% magenta, 90.87% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 48.84°, with 83.26% saturation and 46.86% 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 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.4857

Complementary

  1. #dbb614
  2. #1439db

Split complementary

  1. #dbb614
  2. #149ddb
  3. #5214db

Analogous

  1. #db5214
  2. #dbb614
  3. #9ddb14

Triadic

  1. #dbb614
  2. #14dbb6
  3. #b614db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb614
  2. #39db14
  3. #1439db
  4. #b614db

Square

  1. #dbb614
  2. #14db52
  3. #1439db
  4. #db149d

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4107
  2. #957c0e
  3. #dbb614
  4. #efd14d
  5. #f5e393

Shades

#dbb614 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb614
  2. #c5a412
  3. #af9210
  4. #997f0e
  5. #836d0c
  6. #6e5b0a
  7. #584908
  8. #423706
  9. #2c2404
  10. #161202
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb614 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb614
  2. #dfbd2c
  3. #e2c543
  4. #e6cc5b
  5. #e9d372
  6. #eddb8a
  7. #f1e2a1
  8. #f4e9b9
  9. #f8f0d0
  10. #fbf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb614 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb614
  2. #d2b11f
  3. #c9ab2a
  4. #c0a634
  5. #b7a03f
  6. #ae9b4a
  7. #a49655
  8. #9b9060
  9. #928b6a
  10. #898575
  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 #c8b894 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea69b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2b400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7bb1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ad7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb614 {
  color: #dbb614;
}
Background
.bg-dbb614 {
  background-color: #dbb614;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb614 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb614;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb614;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 182 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb614 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb614, #9ddb14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb614 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 182 20 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.54 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.99 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.95 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.43 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.47 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.56 #2449eb Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb614  rgb(219, 182, 20)  hsl(49, 83%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#1439db  rgb(20, 57, 219)  hsl(229, 83%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#14dbb6  rgb(20, 219, 182)  hsl(169, 83%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#b614db  rgb(182, 20, 219)  hsl(289, 83%, 47%)  Dark Orchid