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#DCB733

#dcb733 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb733 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 71.76% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.82% magenta, 76.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 46.86°, with 70.71% saturation and 53.14% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4932

Complementary

  1. #dcb733
  2. #3358dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb733
  2. #33addc
  3. #6233dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6233
  2. #dcb733
  3. #addc33

Triadic

  1. #dcb733
  2. #33dcb7
  3. #b733dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb733
  2. #58dc33
  3. #3358dc
  4. #b733dc

Square

  1. #dcb733
  2. #33dc62
  3. #3358dc
  4. #dc33ad

Monochromatic

  1. #655211
  2. #a6881c
  3. #dcb733
  4. #e7ce74
  5. #f2e5b6

Shades

#dcb733 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb733
  2. #c6a52e
  3. #b09229
  4. #9a8024
  5. #846e1f
  6. #6e5c1a
  7. #584914
  8. #42370f
  9. #2c250a
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb733 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb733
  2. #e0be47
  3. #e3c55c
  4. #e7cd70
  5. #ead485
  6. #eedb99
  7. #f1e2ad
  8. #f5e9c2
  9. #f8f1d6
  10. #fcf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb733 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb733
  2. #d3b23b
  3. #caac42
  4. #c0a74a
  5. #b7a152
  6. #ae9c5a
  7. #a59661
  8. #9c9169
  9. #928b71
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b997 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb418 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eea89e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2b525 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8bc38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ae81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb733 {
  color: #dcb733;
}
Background
.bg-dcb733 {
  background-color: #dcb733;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb733 {
  border: 2px solid #dcb733;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb733;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 183 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb733 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb733, #addc33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb733 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 183 51 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.70 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.86 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.12 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.64 #2348cc Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb733  rgb(220, 183, 51)  hsl(47, 71%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#3358dc  rgb(51, 88, 220)  hsl(227, 71%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#33dcb7  rgb(51, 220, 183)  hsl(167, 71%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b733dc  rgb(183, 51, 220)  hsl(287, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple