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#DCB60B

#dcb60b ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcb60b 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 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.27% magenta, 95% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.09°, with 90.48% saturation and 45.29% 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 3.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.487

Complementary

  1. #dcb60b
  2. #0b31dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb60b
  2. #0b99dc
  3. #4d0bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc4d0b
  2. #dcb60b
  3. #99dc0b

Triadic

  1. #dcb60b
  2. #0bdcb6
  3. #b60bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb60b
  2. #31dc0b
  3. #0b31dc
  4. #b60bdc

Square

  1. #dcb60b
  2. #0bdc4d
  3. #0b31dc
  4. #dc0b99

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3d04
  2. #937a07
  3. #dcb60b
  4. #f5d43e
  5. #f9e487

Shades

#dcb60b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb60b
  2. #c6a40a
  3. #b09209
  4. #9a7f08
  5. #846d07
  6. #6e5b06
  7. #584904
  8. #423703
  9. #2c2402
  10. #161201
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb60b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb60b
  2. #e0bd23
  3. #e3c53c
  4. #e7cc54
  5. #ead36d
  6. #eedb85
  7. #f1e29d
  8. #f5e9b6
  9. #f8f0ce
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb60b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb60b
  2. #d3b117
  3. #caab22
  4. #c0a62e
  5. #b7a03a
  6. #ae9b46
  7. #a59651
  8. #9c905d
  9. #928b69
  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 #d5be21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efa69b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2b400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8bb1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ac7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb60b {
  color: #dcb60b;
}
Background
.bg-dcb60b {
  background-color: #dcb60b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb60b {
  border: 2px solid #dcb60b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb60b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 182 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb60b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb60b, #99dc0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb60b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 182 11 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.03 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.30 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.83 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.30 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.23 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.53 #2349f4 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb60b  rgb(220, 182, 11)  hsl(49, 90%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0b31dc  rgb(11, 49, 220)  hsl(229, 90%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#0bdcb6  rgb(11, 220, 182)  hsl(169, 90%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#b60bdc  rgb(182, 11, 220)  hsl(289, 90%, 45%)  Dark Orchid