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#DCB124

#dcb124 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb124 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 69.41% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.55% magenta, 83.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 45.98°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.4679

Complementary

  1. #dcb124
  2. #244fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb124
  2. #24abdc
  3. #5524dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5524
  2. #dcb124
  3. #abdc24

Triadic

  1. #dcb124
  2. #24dcb1
  3. #b124dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb124
  2. #4fdc24
  3. #244fdc
  4. #b124dc

Square

  1. #dcb124
  2. #24dc55
  3. #244fdc
  4. #dc24ab

Monochromatic

  1. #59470e
  2. #9b7c19
  3. #dcb124
  4. #e7c966
  5. #f1e0a8

Shades

#dcb124 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb124
  2. #c69f20
  3. #b08e1d
  4. #9a7c19
  5. #846a16
  6. #6e5912
  7. #58470e
  8. #42350b
  9. #2c2307
  10. #161204
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb124 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb124
  2. #e0b93a
  3. #e3c150
  4. #e7c866
  5. #ead07c
  6. #eed892
  7. #f1e0a7
  8. #f5e8bd
  9. #f8efd3
  10. #fcf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb124 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb124
  2. #d3ac2d
  3. #caa736
  4. #c0a240
  5. #b79d49
  6. #ae9952
  7. #a5945b
  8. #9c8f64
  9. #928a6e
  10. #898577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efa198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb00c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b72a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8a87a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb124 {
  color: #dcb124;
}
Background
.bg-dcb124 {
  background-color: #dcb124;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb124 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb124;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb124;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 177 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb124 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb124, #abdc24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb124 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 177 36 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.30 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.45 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.74 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.19 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.35 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.79 #234edb Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb124  rgb(220, 177, 36)  hsl(46, 72%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#244fdc  rgb(36, 79, 220)  hsl(226, 72%, 50%)  Sapphire
#24dcb1  rgb(36, 220, 177)  hsl(166, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#b124dc  rgb(177, 36, 220)  hsl(286, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid