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#DCB608

#dcb608 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcb608 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 71.37% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.27% magenta, 96.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.25°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.4869

Complementary

  1. #dcb608
  2. #082edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb608
  2. #0898dc
  3. #4c08dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4c08
  2. #dcb608
  3. #98dc08

Triadic

  1. #dcb608
  2. #08dcb6
  3. #b608dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb608
  2. #2edc08
  3. #082edc
  4. #b608dc

Square

  1. #dcb608
  2. #08dc4c
  3. #082edc
  4. #dc0898

Monochromatic

  1. #483c03
  2. #927905
  3. #dcb608
  4. #f8d639
  5. #fae583

Shades

#dcb608 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb608
  2. #c6a407
  3. #b09206
  4. #9a7f06
  5. #846d05
  6. #6e5b04
  7. #584903
  8. #423702
  9. #2c2402
  10. #161201
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb608 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb608
  2. #e0bd21
  3. #e3c539
  4. #e7cc52
  5. #ead36b
  6. #eedb84
  7. #f1e29c
  8. #f5e9b5
  9. #f8f0ce
  10. #fcf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb608 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb608
  2. #d3b114
  3. #caab20
  4. #c0a62c
  5. #b7a038
  6. #ae9b44
  7. #a59650
  8. #9c905c
  9. #928b68
  10. #898574
  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 #c8b893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efa69b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2b400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8bb18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ac7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb608 {
  color: #dcb608;
}
Background
.bg-dcb608 {
  background-color: #dcb608;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb608 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb608;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb608;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 182 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb608 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb608, #98dc08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb608 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 182 8 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.84 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.35 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.85 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.29 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.23 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.57 #2349f7 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb608  rgb(220, 182, 8)  hsl(49, 93%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#082edc  rgb(8, 46, 220)  hsl(229, 93%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#08dcb6  rgb(8, 220, 182)  hsl(169, 93%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#b608dc  rgb(182, 8, 220)  hsl(289, 93%, 45%)  Dark Orchid