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#DBB655

#dbb655 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dbb655 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 71.37% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.89% magenta, 61.19% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 43.43°, with 65.05% saturation and 59.61% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.4917

Complementary

  1. #dbb655
  2. #557adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbb655
  2. #55bddb
  3. #7355db

Analogous

  1. #db7355
  2. #dbb655
  3. #bddb55

Triadic

  1. #dbb655
  2. #55dbb6
  3. #b655db

Tetradic

  1. #dbb655
  2. #7adb55
  3. #557adb
  4. #b655db

Square

  1. #dbb655
  2. #55db73
  3. #557adb
  4. #db55bd

Monochromatic

  1. #7d611a
  2. #bc9328
  3. #dbb655
  4. #e8d194
  5. #f6ecd3

Shades

#dbb655 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbb655
  2. #c5a44d
  3. #af9244
  4. #997f3c
  5. #836d33
  6. #6e5b2b
  7. #584922
  8. #42371a
  9. #2c2411
  10. #161209
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbb655 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbb655
  2. #dfbd66
  3. #e2c577
  4. #e6cc88
  5. #e9d399
  6. #eddbaa
  7. #f1e2bb
  8. #f4e9cc
  9. #f8f0dd
  10. #fbf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbb655 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbb655
  2. #d2b159
  3. #c9ab5e
  4. #c0a662
  5. #b7a066
  6. #ae9b6b
  7. #a4966f
  8. #9b9073
  9. #928b77
  10. #89857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b89c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b44b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2be59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eca8a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b54f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5bb57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5ae89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbb655 {
  color: #dbb655;
}
Background
.bg-dbb655 {
  background-color: #dbb655;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbb655 {
  border: 2px solid #dbb655;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbb655;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 182 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 65% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbb655 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbb655, #bddb55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbb655 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 182 85 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.43 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.61 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.81 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.75 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.34 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.74 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.08 #2449aa Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dbb655  rgb(219, 182, 85)  hsl(43, 65%, 60%)  Metallic Gold
#557adb  rgb(85, 122, 219)  hsl(223, 65%, 60%)  Glaucous
#55dbb6  rgb(85, 219, 182)  hsl(163, 65%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b655db  rgb(182, 85, 219)  hsl(283, 65%, 60%)  Medium Orchid