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#DCB331

#dcb331 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb331 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.64% magenta, 77.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 45.61°, 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4768

Complementary

  1. #dcb331
  2. #315adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb331
  2. #31b0dc
  3. #5e31dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5e31
  2. #dcb331
  3. #b0dc31

Triadic

  1. #dcb331
  2. #31dcb3
  3. #b331dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb331
  2. #5adc31
  3. #315adc
  4. #b331dc

Square

  1. #dcb331
  2. #31dc5e
  3. #315adc
  4. #dc31b0

Monochromatic

  1. #634f11
  2. #a5841c
  3. #dcb331
  4. #e7cb72
  5. #f2e3b4

Shades

#dcb331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb331
  2. #c6a12c
  3. #b08f27
  4. #9a7d22
  5. #846b1d
  6. #6e5a19
  7. #584814
  8. #42360f
  9. #2c240a
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb331
  2. #e0bb46
  3. #e3c25a
  4. #e7ca6f
  5. #ead183
  6. #eed998
  7. #f1e1ad
  8. #f5e8c1
  9. #f8f0d6
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb331
  2. #d3ae39
  3. #caa941
  4. #c0a449
  5. #b79f51
  6. #ae9a59
  7. #a59460
  8. #9c8f68
  9. #928a70
  10. #898578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b116 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea39a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b223 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b936 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7aa7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb331 {
  color: #dcb331;
}
Background
.bg-dcb331 {
  background-color: #dcb331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb331 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 179 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb331, #b0dc31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 179 49 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.79 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.02 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.13 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.67 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.04 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.70 #234cce Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb331  rgb(220, 179, 49)  hsl(46, 71%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#315adc  rgb(49, 90, 220)  hsl(226, 71%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#31dcb3  rgb(49, 220, 179)  hsl(166, 71%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#b331dc  rgb(179, 49, 220)  hsl(286, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple