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#DCB549

#dcb549 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb549 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.73% magenta, 66.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 44.08°, with 67.74% saturation and 57.45% 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 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.4874

Complementary

  1. #dcb549
  2. #4970dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb549
  2. #49badc
  3. #6b49dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6b49
  2. #dcb549
  3. #badc49

Triadic

  1. #dcb549
  2. #49dcb5
  3. #b549dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb549
  2. #70dc49
  3. #4970dc
  4. #b549dc

Square

  1. #dcb549
  2. #49dc6b
  3. #4970dc
  4. #dc49ba

Monochromatic

  1. #755c17
  2. #b68f23
  3. #dcb549
  4. #e8cf89
  5. #f5e9c9

Shades

#dcb549 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb549
  2. #c6a342
  3. #b0913a
  4. #9a7f33
  5. #846d2c
  6. #6e5b25
  7. #58481d
  8. #423616
  9. #2c240f
  10. #161207
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb549 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb549
  2. #e0bc5b
  3. #e3c46d
  4. #e7cb80
  5. #ead392
  6. #eedaa4
  7. #f1e1b6
  8. #f5e9c8
  9. #f8f0db
  10. #fcf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb549 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb549
  2. #d3b04f
  3. #caaa54
  4. #c0a55a
  5. #b7a05f
  6. #ae9b65
  7. #a5956a
  8. #9c9070
  9. #928b75
  10. #89857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b899 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b33c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2be4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea69e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b442 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6ba4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ac84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb549 {
  color: #dcb549;
}
Background
.bg-dcb549 {
  background-color: #dcb549;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb549 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb549;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb549;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 181 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb549 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb549, #badc49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb549 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 181 73 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.34 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.40 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.28 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.43 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.34 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 7.65 #234ab6 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb549  rgb(220, 181, 73)  hsl(44, 68%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#4970dc  rgb(73, 112, 220)  hsl(224, 68%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#49dcb5  rgb(73, 220, 181)  hsl(164, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b549dc  rgb(181, 73, 220)  hsl(284, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid