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#DCB446

#dcb446 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb446 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 70.59% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 68.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 44°, with 68.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.14.

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Relative luminance0.483

Complementary

  1. #dcb446
  2. #466edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb446
  2. #46b9dc
  3. #6946dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6946
  2. #dcb446
  3. #b9dc46

Triadic

  1. #dcb446
  2. #46dcb4
  3. #b446dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb446
  2. #6edc46
  3. #466edc
  4. #b446dc

Square

  1. #dcb446
  2. #46dc69
  3. #466edc
  4. #dc46b9

Monochromatic

  1. #735a16
  2. #b48d22
  3. #dcb446
  4. #e8ce86
  5. #f4e8c7

Shades

#dcb446 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb446
  2. #c6a23f
  3. #b09038
  4. #9a7e31
  5. #846c2a
  6. #6e5a23
  7. #58481c
  8. #423615
  9. #2c240e
  10. #161207
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb446 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb446
  2. #e0bc59
  3. #e3c36b
  4. #e7cb7e
  5. #ead290
  6. #eedaa3
  7. #f1e1b5
  8. #f5e9c8
  9. #f8f0da
  10. #fcf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb446 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb446
  2. #d3af4c
  3. #caaa52
  4. #c0a457
  5. #b79f5d
  6. #ae9a63
  7. #a59569
  8. #9c906f
  9. #928a74
  10. #89857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b238 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bd4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea59d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0b33e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6ba49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ab83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb446 {
  color: #dcb446;
}
Background
.bg-dcb446 {
  background-color: #dcb446;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb446 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb446;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb446;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 180 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb446 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb446, #b9dc46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb446 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 180 70 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.14 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.04 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.75 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.60 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 7.51 #234bb9 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb446  rgb(220, 180, 70)  hsl(44, 68%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#466edc  rgb(70, 110, 220)  hsl(224, 68%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#46dcb4  rgb(70, 220, 180)  hsl(164, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b446dc  rgb(180, 70, 220)  hsl(284, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid