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#DCB63D

#dcb63d ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb63d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 71.37% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.27% magenta, 72.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 45.66°, with 69.43% saturation and 55.1% 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 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.4901

Complementary

  1. #dcb63d
  2. #3d63dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb63d
  2. #3db3dc
  3. #673ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc673d
  2. #dcb63d
  3. #b3dc3d

Triadic

  1. #dcb63d
  2. #3ddcb6
  3. #b63ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb63d
  2. #63dc3d
  3. #3d63dc
  4. #b63ddc

Square

  1. #dcb63d
  2. #3ddc67
  3. #3d63dc
  4. #dc3db3

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5714
  2. #ad8b1f
  3. #dcb63d
  4. #e8ce7e
  5. #f3e7bf

Shades

#dcb63d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb63d
  2. #c6a437
  3. #b09231
  4. #9a7f2b
  5. #846d25
  6. #6e5b1f
  7. #584918
  8. #423712
  9. #2c240c
  10. #161206
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb63d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb63d
  2. #e0bd50
  3. #e3c564
  4. #e7cc77
  5. #ead38b
  6. #eedb9e
  7. #f1e2b1
  8. #f5e9c5
  9. #f8f0d8
  10. #fcf8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb63d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb63d
  2. #d3b144
  3. #caab4a
  4. #c0a651
  5. #b7a058
  6. #ae9b5f
  7. #a59665
  8. #9c906c
  9. #928b73
  10. #898579
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab42b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3be43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea79e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2b533 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7bb41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ad82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb63d {
  color: #dcb63d;
}
Background
.bg-dcb63d {
  background-color: #dcb63d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb63d {
  border: 2px solid #dcb63d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb63d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 182 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb63d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb63d, #b3dc3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb63d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 182 61 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.93 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.22 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.46 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.02 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.64 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.60 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.62 #2349c2 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb63d  rgb(220, 182, 61)  hsl(46, 69%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#3d63dc  rgb(61, 99, 220)  hsl(226, 69%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#3ddcb6  rgb(61, 220, 182)  hsl(166, 69%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b63ddc  rgb(182, 61, 220)  hsl(286, 69%, 55%)  Medium Orchid