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#DCB034

#dcb034 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb034 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 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 76.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 44.29°, with 70.59% saturation and 53.33% 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 1.98.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4651

Complementary

  1. #dcb034
  2. #3460dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb034
  2. #34b4dc
  3. #5c34dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5c34
  2. #dcb034
  3. #b4dc34

Triadic

  1. #dcb034
  2. #34dcb0
  3. #b034dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb034
  2. #60dc34
  3. #3460dc
  4. #b034dc

Square

  1. #dcb034
  2. #34dc5c
  3. #3460dc
  4. #dc34b4

Monochromatic

  1. #654f11
  2. #a7831d
  3. #dcb034
  4. #e7c975
  5. #f2e3b6

Shades

#dcb034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb034
  2. #c69e2f
  3. #b08d2a
  4. #9a7b24
  5. #846a1f
  6. #6e581a
  7. #584615
  8. #423510
  9. #2c230a
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb034
  2. #e0b848
  3. #e3c05d
  4. #e7c871
  5. #ead085
  6. #eed89a
  7. #f1dfae
  8. #f5e7c2
  9. #f8efd6
  10. #fcf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb034
  2. #d3ab3c
  3. #caa643
  4. #c0a24b
  5. #b79d52
  6. #ae985a
  7. #a59362
  8. #9c8e69
  9. #928a71
  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 #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5af1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bb3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efa098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfaf28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b638 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7a77c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb034 {
  color: #dcb034;
}
Background
.bg-dcb034 {
  background-color: #dcb034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb034 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 176 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb034, #b4dc34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 176 52 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.98 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 1.99 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.53 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.05 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.68 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.89 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.12 #234fcb Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb034  rgb(220, 176, 52)  hsl(44, 71%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#3460dc  rgb(52, 96, 220)  hsl(224, 71%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#34dcb0  rgb(52, 220, 176)  hsl(164, 71%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#b034dc  rgb(176, 52, 220)  hsl(284, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple