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#DCB030

#dcb030 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb030 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 69.02% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 78.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 44.65°, with 71.07% saturation and 52.55% 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 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.

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Relative luminance0.4648

Complementary

  1. #dcb030
  2. #305cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb030
  2. #30b2dc
  3. #5a30dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5a30
  2. #dcb030
  3. #b2dc30

Triadic

  1. #dcb030
  2. #30dcb0
  3. #b030dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb030
  2. #5cdc30
  3. #305cdc
  4. #b030dc

Square

  1. #dcb030
  2. #30dc5a
  3. #305cdc
  4. #dc30b2

Monochromatic

  1. #624d11
  2. #a4811c
  3. #dcb030
  4. #e7c971
  5. #f2e2b3

Shades

#dcb030 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb030
  2. #c69e2b
  3. #b08d26
  4. #9a7b22
  5. #846a1d
  6. #6e5818
  7. #584613
  8. #42350e
  9. #2c230a
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb030 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb030
  2. #e0b845
  3. #e3c059
  4. #e7c86e
  5. #ead083
  6. #eed898
  7. #f1dfac
  8. #f5e7c1
  9. #f8efd6
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb030 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb030
  2. #d3ab38
  3. #caa640
  4. #c0a248
  5. #b79d50
  6. #ae9858
  7. #a59360
  8. #9c8e68
  9. #928a70
  10. #898578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5af15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efa098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfaf22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b635 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7a77b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb030 {
  color: #dcb030;
}
Background
.bg-dcb030 {
  background-color: #dcb030;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb030 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb030;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb030;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 176 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb030 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb030, #b2dc30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb030 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 176 48 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.05 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.57 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.00 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.56 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.74 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.01 #234fcf Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb030  rgb(220, 176, 48)  hsl(45, 71%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#305cdc  rgb(48, 92, 220)  hsl(225, 71%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#30dcb0  rgb(48, 220, 176)  hsl(165, 71%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#b030dc  rgb(176, 48, 220)  hsl(285, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple