Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #dbb55e, its pure hue is 41.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.5%, and its lightness is 61.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #dbb55e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1b170c to #c09e52.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #dbb55e. In RGB, it consists of 85.9% Red, 71.0% Green, and 36.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 17.4% Magenta, 57.1% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 41.8°, with saturation of 63.5% and lightness of 61.4%. The decimal value for #dbb55e is 14398814, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dbb55e is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
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Tints of #dbb55e
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #dbb55e, its pure hue is 41.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.5%, and its lightness is 61.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #dbb55e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e0be72 to #fbf6eb.
Tones of #dbb55e
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #dbb55e, its pure hue is 41.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #dbb55e, which range from #9d9d9d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffc33a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #dbb55e
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #dbb55e! For #dbb55e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #dbb55e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #dbb55e
This color, #dbb55e, consists of 85.9% Red, 71.0% Green, and 36.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 219, Green = 181, Blue = 94. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #dbb55e is 0% Cyan, 17.4% Magenta, 57.1% Yellow, and 14.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 219 | 181 | 94 |
Octal | 333 | 265 | 136 |
Hexa | #db | #b5 | #5e |
Binary | 11011011 | 10110101 | 01011110 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Decimal | 0 | 17 | 57 | 14 |
Octal | 0 | 21 | 71 | 16 |
Hexa | #00 | #11 | #39 | #0e |
Binary | 00000000 | 00010001 | 00111001 | 00001110 |
Analogous Colors of #dbb55e
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #dbb55e — which has hue 41.8° — its analogous colors are located at 11.8° and 71.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbb55e.
Triadic Colors of #dbb55e
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #dbb55e — which has hue 41.8° — its triadic colors are located at 41.8° and 281.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbb55e.
Complementary Color of #dbb55e
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #dbb55e — which has hue 41.8° — its complementary color is located at 221.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbb55e.
Split Complementary Colors of #dbb55e
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #dbb55e — which has hue 41.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 41.8° and 251.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbb55e.
Tetradic Colors of #dbb55e
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #dbb55e — which has hue 41.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 311.8°, 41.8°, 131.8°, and 221.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dbb55e.
Monochromatic Colors of #dbb55e
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #dbb55e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9c7e3b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f6dea6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #dbb55e
We want to make getting started with #dbb55e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #dbb55e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #dbb55e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #dbb55e with other HTML elements.
#dbb55e Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #dbb55e;">The color of this text is #dbb55e.</span>
#dbb55e Background Color
<div style="background-color: #dbb55e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #dbb55e.</div>
#dbb55e Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #dbb55e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #dbb55e.</span>
#dbb55e Border Color
<div style="border: #dbb55e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #dbb55e.</div>
#dbb55e Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dbb55e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dbb55e on a white background.</div></div>
#dbb55e Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dbb55e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dbb55e on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #dbb55e to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dbb55e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dbb55e to white.</div>
Gradient from #dbb55e to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dbb55e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dbb55e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dbb55e to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #dbb55e
In addition to using #dbb55e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #dbb55e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #dbb55e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 219, Green = 181, Blue = 94). If you need details about the color coordinates of #dbb55e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #dbb55e |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(219, 181, 94) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #dbb55e; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #dbb55e; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #dbb55e; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(219, 181, 94); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#dbb55e") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:219, green:181, blue:94, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:219 green:181 blue:94 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(219f, 181f, 94f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(219, 181, 94); |
#dbb55e Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #dbb55e the same way. For those with color blindness, #dbb55e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #dbb55e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #dbb55e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #dbb55e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #dbb55e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #dbb55e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.