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#DCB231

#dcb231 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb231 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 69.8% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.09% magenta, 77.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 45.26°, with 70.95% saturation and 52.75% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.4728

Complementary

  1. #dcb231
  2. #315bdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb231
  2. #31b1dc
  3. #5d31dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5d31
  2. #dcb231
  3. #b1dc31

Triadic

  1. #dcb231
  2. #31dcb2
  3. #b231dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb231
  2. #5bdc31
  3. #315bdc
  4. #b231dc

Square

  1. #dcb231
  2. #31dc5d
  3. #315bdc
  4. #dc31b1

Monochromatic

  1. #634f11
  2. #a5831c
  3. #dcb231
  4. #e7ca72
  5. #f2e3b4

Shades

#dcb231 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb231
  2. #c6a02c
  3. #b08e27
  4. #9a7d22
  5. #846b1d
  6. #6e5919
  7. #584714
  8. #42350f
  9. #2c240a
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb231 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb231
  2. #e0ba46
  3. #e3c15a
  4. #e7c96f
  5. #ead183
  6. #eed998
  7. #f1e0ad
  8. #f5e8c1
  9. #f8f0d6
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb231 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb231
  2. #d3ad39
  3. #caa841
  4. #c0a349
  5. #b79e51
  6. #ae9959
  7. #a59460
  8. #9c8f68
  9. #928a70
  10. #898578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b016 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bc39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b123 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b836 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7a97d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb231 {
  color: #dcb231;
}
Background
.bg-dcb231 {
  background-color: #dcb231;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb231 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb231;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb231;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 178 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb231 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb231, #b1dc31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb231 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 178 49 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 1.95 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.29 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.41 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.20 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.61 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.97 #234dce Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb231  rgb(220, 178, 49)  hsl(45, 71%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#315bdc  rgb(49, 91, 220)  hsl(225, 71%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#31dcb2  rgb(49, 220, 178)  hsl(165, 71%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#b231dc  rgb(178, 49, 220)  hsl(285, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple