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#DCB327

#dcb327 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb327 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 70.2% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.64% magenta, 82.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 46.41°, with 72.11% saturation and 50.78% 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 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.476

Complementary

  1. #dcb327
  2. #2750dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb327
  2. #27aadc
  3. #5827dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5827
  2. #dcb327
  3. #aadc27

Triadic

  1. #dcb327
  2. #27dcb3
  3. #b327dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb327
  2. #50dc27
  3. #2750dc
  4. #b327dc

Square

  1. #dcb327
  2. #27dc58
  3. #2750dc
  4. #dc27aa

Monochromatic

  1. #5b4a0f
  2. #9d7f19
  3. #dcb327
  4. #e7ca69
  5. #f1e1ab

Shades

#dcb327 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb327
  2. #c6a123
  3. #b08f1f
  4. #9a7d1b
  5. #846b17
  6. #6e5a14
  7. #584810
  8. #42360c
  9. #2c2408
  10. #161204
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb327 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb327
  2. #e0bb3d
  3. #e3c252
  4. #e7ca68
  5. #ead17d
  6. #eed993
  7. #f1e1a9
  8. #f5e8be
  9. #f8f0d4
  10. #fcf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb327 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb327
  2. #d3ae30
  3. #caa939
  4. #c0a442
  5. #b79f4b
  6. #ae9a54
  7. #a5945c
  8. #9c8f65
  9. #928a6e
  10. #898577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b693 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efa39a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b212 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b92d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7aa7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb327 {
  color: #dcb327;
}
Background
.bg-dcb327 {
  background-color: #dcb327;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb327 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb327;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb327;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 179 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb327 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb327, #aadc27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb327 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 179 39 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.47 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.21 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.88 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.91 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.32 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.34 #234cd8 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb327  rgb(220, 179, 39)  hsl(46, 72%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#2750dc  rgb(39, 80, 220)  hsl(226, 72%, 51%)  Iris
#27dcb3  rgb(39, 220, 179)  hsl(166, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#b327dc  rgb(179, 39, 220)  hsl(286, 72%, 51%)  Electric Purple