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#DCBB56

#dcbb56 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcbb56 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 73.33% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 60.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 45.22°, with 65.69% saturation and 60% 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.5143

Complementary

  1. #dcbb56
  2. #5677dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcbb56
  2. #56badc
  3. #7856dc

Analogous

  1. #dc7856
  2. #dcbb56
  3. #badc56

Triadic

  1. #dcbb56
  2. #56dcbb
  3. #bb56dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcbb56
  2. #77dc56
  3. #5677dc
  4. #bb56dc

Square

  1. #dcbb56
  2. #56dc78
  3. #5677dc
  4. #dc56ba

Monochromatic

  1. #7f661a
  2. #be9927
  3. #dcbb56
  4. #e9d495
  5. #f6eed5

Shades

#dcbb56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcbb56
  2. #c6a84d
  3. #b09645
  4. #9a833c
  5. #847034
  6. #6e5e2b
  7. #584b22
  8. #42381a
  9. #2c2511
  10. #161309
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcbb56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcbb56
  2. #e0c267
  3. #e3c978
  4. #e7cf89
  5. #ead69a
  6. #eeddab
  7. #f1e4bb
  8. #f5ebcc
  9. #f8f1dd
  10. #fcf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcbb56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcbb56
  2. #d3b55a
  3. #caaf5e
  4. #c0a963
  5. #b7a367
  6. #ae9e6b
  7. #a5986f
  8. #9c9273
  9. #928c78
  10. #89867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb84b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c25a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edada5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3b950 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8bf59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6b38c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcbb56 {
  color: #dcbb56;
}
Background
.bg-dcbb56 {
  background-color: #dcbb56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcbb56 {
  border: 2px solid #dcbb56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcbb56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 187 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcbb56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcbb56, #badc56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcbb56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 187 86 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.86 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.93 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.19 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.23 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.63 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.73 #2344a9 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcbb56  rgb(220, 187, 86)  hsl(45, 66%, 60%)  Metallic Gold
#5677dc  rgb(86, 119, 220)  hsl(225, 66%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#56dcbb  rgb(86, 220, 187)  hsl(165, 66%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb56dc  rgb(187, 86, 220)  hsl(285, 66%, 60%)  Medium Orchid