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#DCB64F

#dcb64f ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb64f 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 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.27% magenta, 64.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 43.83°, with 66.82% saturation and 58.63% 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 10.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.4924

Complementary

  1. #dcb64f
  2. #4f75dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb64f
  2. #4fbcdc
  3. #704fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc704f
  2. #dcb64f
  3. #bcdc4f

Triadic

  1. #dcb64f
  2. #4fdcb6
  3. #b64fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb64f
  2. #75dc4f
  3. #4f75dc
  4. #b64fdc

Square

  1. #dcb64f
  2. #4fdc70
  3. #4f75dc
  4. #dc4fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #7a5f18
  2. #ba9225
  3. #dcb64f
  4. #e9d08f
  5. #f5ebcf

Shades

#dcb64f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb64f
  2. #c6a447
  3. #b0923f
  4. #9a7f37
  5. #846d2f
  6. #6e5b28
  7. #584920
  8. #423718
  9. #2c2410
  10. #161208
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb64f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb64f
  2. #e0bd61
  3. #e3c572
  4. #e7cc84
  5. #ead395
  6. #eedba7
  7. #f1e2b9
  8. #f5e9ca
  9. #f8f0dc
  10. #fcf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb64f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb64f
  2. #d3b154
  3. #caab59
  4. #c0a65e
  5. #b7a063
  6. #ae9b68
  7. #a5966c
  8. #9c9071
  9. #928b76
  10. #89857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b99b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b444 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bf53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eda8a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1b548 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6bb52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ae87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb64f {
  color: #dcb64f;
}
Background
.bg-dcb64f {
  background-color: #dcb64f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb64f {
  border: 2px solid #dcb64f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb64f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 182 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb64f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb64f, #bcdc4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb64f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 182 79 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.90 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.45 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.92 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.05 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.10 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 7.94 #2349b0 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb64f  rgb(220, 182, 79)  hsl(44, 67%, 59%)  Metallic Gold
#4f75dc  rgb(79, 117, 220)  hsl(224, 67%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#4fdcb6  rgb(79, 220, 182)  hsl(164, 67%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b64fdc  rgb(182, 79, 220)  hsl(284, 67%, 59%)  Medium Orchid