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#DCB533

#dcb533 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb533 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 70.98% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.73% magenta, 76.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 46.15°, with 70.71% saturation and 53.14% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.485

Complementary

  1. #dcb533
  2. #335adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb533
  2. #33afdc
  3. #6033dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6033
  2. #dcb533
  3. #afdc33

Triadic

  1. #dcb533
  2. #33dcb5
  3. #b533dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb533
  2. #5adc33
  3. #335adc
  4. #b533dc

Square

  1. #dcb533
  2. #33dc60
  3. #335adc
  4. #dc33af

Monochromatic

  1. #655111
  2. #a6861c
  3. #dcb533
  4. #e7cd74
  5. #f2e4b6

Shades

#dcb533 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb533
  2. #c6a32e
  3. #b09129
  4. #9a7f24
  5. #846d1f
  6. #6e5b1a
  7. #584814
  8. #42360f
  9. #2c240a
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb533 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb533
  2. #e0bc47
  3. #e3c45c
  4. #e7cb70
  5. #ead385
  6. #eeda99
  7. #f1e1ad
  8. #f5e9c2
  9. #f8f0d6
  10. #fcf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb533 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb533
  2. #d3b03b
  3. #caaa42
  4. #c0a54a
  5. #b7a052
  6. #ae9b5a
  7. #a59561
  8. #9c9069
  9. #928b71
  10. #898578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab319 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3be3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea69c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b426 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ba38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ac7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb533 {
  color: #dcb533;
}
Background
.bg-dcb533 {
  background-color: #dcb533;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb533 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb533;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb533;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 181 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb533 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb533, #afdc33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb533 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 181 51 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.96 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.62 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.83 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.38 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.29 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.59 #234acc Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb533  rgb(220, 181, 51)  hsl(46, 71%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#335adc  rgb(51, 90, 220)  hsl(226, 71%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#33dcb5  rgb(51, 220, 181)  hsl(166, 71%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b533dc  rgb(181, 51, 220)  hsl(286, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple