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#DCB328

#dcb328 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb328 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.64% magenta, 81.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 46.33°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.4761

Complementary

  1. #dcb328
  2. #2851dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb328
  2. #28abdc
  3. #5928dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5928
  2. #dcb328
  3. #abdc28

Triadic

  1. #dcb328
  2. #28dcb3
  3. #b328dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb328
  2. #51dc28
  3. #2851dc
  4. #b328dc

Square

  1. #dcb328
  2. #28dc59
  3. #2851dc
  4. #dc28ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4a0f
  2. #9e801a
  3. #dcb328
  4. #e7ca6a
  5. #f1e2ac

Shades

#dcb328 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb328
  2. #c6a124
  3. #b08f20
  4. #9a7d1c
  5. #846b18
  6. #6e5a14
  7. #584810
  8. #42360c
  9. #2c2408
  10. #161204
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb328 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb328
  2. #e0bb3e
  3. #e3c253
  4. #e7ca69
  5. #ead17e
  6. #eed994
  7. #f1e1a9
  8. #f5e8bf
  9. #f8f0d4
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb328 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb328
  2. #d3ae31
  3. #caa93a
  4. #c0a442
  5. #b79f4b
  6. #ae9a54
  7. #a5945d
  8. #9c8f66
  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 #c7b694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efa39a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b214 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b92e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7aa7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb328 {
  color: #dcb328;
}
Background
.bg-dcb328 {
  background-color: #dcb328;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb328 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb328;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb328;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 179 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb328 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb328, #abdc28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb328 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 179 40 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.19 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.43 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.20 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.85 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.92 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.34 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.37 #234cd7 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb328  rgb(220, 179, 40)  hsl(46, 72%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#2851dc  rgb(40, 81, 220)  hsl(226, 72%, 51%)  Sapphire
#28dcb3  rgb(40, 220, 179)  hsl(166, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#b328dc  rgb(179, 40, 220)  hsl(286, 72%, 51%)  Electric Purple