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#DCB545

#dcb545 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb545 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.73% magenta, 68.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 44.5°, with 68.33% saturation and 56.67% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.4869

Complementary

  1. #dcb545
  2. #456cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb545
  2. #45b8dc
  3. #6a45dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6a45
  2. #dcb545
  3. #b8dc45

Triadic

  1. #dcb545
  2. #45dcb5
  3. #b545dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb545
  2. #6cdc45
  3. #456cdc
  4. #b545dc

Square

  1. #dcb545
  2. #45dc6a
  3. #456cdc
  4. #dc45b8

Monochromatic

  1. #725a16
  2. #b38d22
  3. #dcb545
  4. #e8cf85
  5. #f4e8c6

Shades

#dcb545 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb545
  2. #c6a33e
  3. #b09137
  4. #9a7f30
  5. #846d29
  6. #6e5b23
  7. #58481c
  8. #423615
  9. #2c240e
  10. #161207
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb545 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb545
  2. #e0bc58
  3. #e3c46a
  4. #e7cb7d
  5. #ead38f
  6. #eedaa2
  7. #f1e1b5
  8. #f5e9c7
  9. #f8f0da
  10. #fcf8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb545 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb545
  2. #d3b04b
  3. #caaa51
  4. #c0a557
  5. #b7a05d
  6. #ae9b63
  7. #a59568
  8. #9c906e
  9. #928b74
  10. #89857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b337 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2be4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea69e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b43d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6ba48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ac83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb545 {
  color: #dcb545;
}
Background
.bg-dcb545 {
  background-color: #dcb545;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb545 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb545;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb545;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 181 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb545 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb545, #b8dc45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb545 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 181 69 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.18 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.03 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.34 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.53 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.45 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 7.39 #234aba Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb545  rgb(220, 181, 69)  hsl(45, 68%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#456cdc  rgb(69, 108, 220)  hsl(225, 68%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#45dcb5  rgb(69, 220, 181)  hsl(165, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b545dc  rgb(181, 69, 220)  hsl(285, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid