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#DCB405

#dcb405 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcb405 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 70.59% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 97.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 48.84°, with 95.56% saturation and 44.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.4787

Complementary

  1. #dcb405
  2. #052ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb405
  2. #0598dc
  3. #4905dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4905
  2. #dcb405
  3. #98dc05

Triadic

  1. #dcb405
  2. #05dcb4
  3. #b405dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb405
  2. #2ddc05
  3. #052ddc
  4. #b405dc

Square

  1. #dcb405
  2. #05dc49
  3. #052ddc
  4. #dc0598

Monochromatic

  1. #463a02
  2. #917703
  3. #dcb405
  4. #fad533
  5. #fce57e

Shades

#dcb405 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb405
  2. #c6a205
  3. #b09004
  4. #9a7e04
  5. #846c03
  6. #6e5a03
  7. #584802
  8. #423602
  9. #2c2401
  10. #161201
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb405 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb405
  2. #e0bc1e
  3. #e3c337
  4. #e7cb50
  5. #ead269
  6. #eeda82
  7. #f1e19b
  8. #f5e9b4
  9. #f8f0cd
  10. #fcf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb405 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb405
  2. #d3af11
  3. #caaa1e
  4. #c0a42a
  5. #b79f36
  6. #ae9a43
  7. #a5954f
  8. #9c905b
  9. #928a67
  10. #898574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7b692 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bd1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efa499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7b916 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8aa79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb405 {
  color: #dcb405;
}
Background
.bg-dcb405 {
  background-color: #dcb405;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb405 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb405;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb405;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 180 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb405 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb405, #98dc05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb405 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 180 5 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.79 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.63 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.94 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.68 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.90 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.12 #234bfa Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb405  rgb(220, 180, 5)  hsl(49, 96%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#052ddc  rgb(5, 45, 220)  hsl(229, 96%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#05dcb4  rgb(5, 220, 180)  hsl(169, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#b405dc  rgb(180, 5, 220)  hsl(289, 96%, 44%)  Dark Orchid