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#DCB60D

#dcb60d ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcb60d 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 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.27% magenta, 94.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 48.99°, with 88.84% saturation and 45.69% 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 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.487

Complementary

  1. #dcb60d
  2. #0d33dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb60d
  2. #0d9adc
  3. #4f0ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc4f0d
  2. #dcb60d
  3. #9adc0d

Triadic

  1. #dcb60d
  2. #0ddcb6
  3. #b60ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb60d
  2. #33dc0d
  3. #0d33dc
  4. #b60ddc

Square

  1. #dcb60d
  2. #0ddc4f
  3. #0d33dc
  4. #dc0d9a

Monochromatic

  1. #4c3f04
  2. #947a09
  3. #dcb60d
  4. #f4d342
  5. #f8e48a

Shades

#dcb60d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb60d
  2. #c6a40c
  3. #b0920a
  4. #9a7f09
  5. #846d08
  6. #6e5b07
  7. #584905
  8. #423704
  9. #2c2403
  10. #161201
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb60d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb60d
  2. #e0bd25
  3. #e3c53d
  4. #e7cc56
  5. #ead36e
  6. #eedb86
  7. #f1e29e
  8. #f5e9b6
  9. #f8f0cf
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb60d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb60d
  2. #d3b119
  3. #caab24
  4. #c0a630
  5. #b7a03b
  6. #ae9b47
  7. #a59652
  8. #9c905e
  9. #928b69
  10. #898575
  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 #d8bb1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ac7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb60d {
  color: #dcb60d;
}
Background
.bg-dcb60d {
  background-color: #dcb60d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb60d {
  border: 2px solid #dcb60d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb60d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 182 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 89% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb60d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb60d, #9adc0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb60d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 182 13 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.98 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.27 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.82 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.31 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.23 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.51 #2349f2 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb60d  rgb(220, 182, 13)  hsl(49, 89%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#0d33dc  rgb(13, 51, 220)  hsl(229, 89%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#0ddcb6  rgb(13, 220, 182)  hsl(169, 89%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#b60ddc  rgb(182, 13, 220)  hsl(289, 89%, 46%)  Dark Orchid