#DCB438 Hex Color

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Color Name

Metallic Gold*

Hex Color Code

#DCB438

RGB Color Code

RGB(220, 180, 56)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 18.2%, 74.5%, 13.7%

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#DCB438 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is DCB438?

The RGB color code for color number #DCB438 is RGB(220, 180, 56). In the RGB color model, #DCB438 has a red value of 220, a green value of 180, and a blue value of 56. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 18.2% magenta, 74.5% yellow, and 13.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 45.4° (degrees), 70.1 % saturation, and 54.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #DCB438 has a hue of 45.4° (degrees), 74.5 % saturation and 86.3 % brightness/value.

Color DCB438 is cool or warm?

Color DCB438 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #DCB438? (For interior and product design)

DCB438 has an LRV of nearly 48.1. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#DCB438

LRV 48.1

Light Color

Compare LRV 48.1 of #DCB438 with dark and light color

Is #DCB438 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color DCB438 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #DCB438 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #DCB438

Hex triplet: #DCB438
Red: DC
Green: B4
Blue: 38

RGBA / RGB rgb(220, 180, 56)

Red: 220 (86.3%)
Green: 180 (70.6%)
Blue: 56 (22.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 18.18%
Yellow: 74.55%
Key: 13.73%

HSL hsl(45.37deg, 70.1 %, 54.1 %)

Hue: 45.37°
Saturation: 70.09 %
Lightness: 54.12 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 45.37°
Saturation: 74.55 %
Brightness / Value: 86.27 %

RYB ryb(63, 149, 27)

Red: 63 (24.7%)
Yellow: 149 (58.3%)
Blue: 27 (10.7%)

HWB

Hue: 45.37°
Whiteness: 21.96 %
Blackness: 13.73 %

CMY

Cyan: 13.73%
Magenta: 29.41%
Yellow: 78.04%

XYZ

X: 46.55
Y: 48.14
Z: 10.58

YXY

Y1: 48.14
X: 0.44
Y2: 0.46

CIE-Lab

L: 74.92
A: 2.25
B: 64.8

CIE-Lch

L: 74.92
C: 64.84
H: 88.02

CIE-Luv

L: 74.92
U: 33.87
V: 71.07

Hunter-Lab

L: 69.39
A: -1.67
B: 39.53

Other

LRV: ~ 48.1 %
Munsell Color System: 4.7Y 7.3/9.3

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #DCB438

These are the named colors closest to hex DCB438, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#D4AF37 Color Metallic Gold

98.31% match | ΔE 1.69

#E5B73B Color Meat brown

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#E1AD01 Color Mustard Yellow

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

#CFAA01 Color Neon Gold

96.14% match | ΔE 3.86

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to DCB438.

#DFB83D Color PANTONE 4017 C

98.95% match | ΔE 1.05

#E1B84D Color PANTONE 6003 C

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

#DFAE36 Color PANTONE 6004 C

97.08% match | ΔE 2.92

#D1B349 Color PANTONE 4018 C

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to DCB438.

#DFB136 Color PANTONE 13-0757 TCX - Calendula

98.22% match | ΔE 1.78

#D4AE40 Color PANTONE 15-0850 TCX - Ceylon Yellow

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

#E3BD33 Color PANTONE 14-0757 TCX - Misted Marigold

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#DDB614 Color PANTONE 14-0755 TCX - Sulphur

97.27% match | ΔE 2.73

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to DCB438.

#DDAF27 Color RAL 1012 - Lemon Yellow

97.97% match | ΔE 2.03

#F6B600 Color RAL 1021 - Colza Yellow

93.66% match | ΔE 6.34

#FACA30 Color RAL 1018 - Zinc Yellow

93.51% match | ΔE 6.49

#F7B500 Color RAL 1023 - Traffic Yellow

93.29% match | ΔE 6.71

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to DCB438.

#D3A929 Color BS 10-D-43 - Banana

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#DFB606 Color BS 10-E-55 - Camery Yellow

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

#E8B900 Color BS 10-E-53 - Canary

96.17% match | ΔE 3.83

#DDB158 Color BS 08-B-17 - Fawn

95.02% match | ΔE 4.98

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to DCB438.

#E8C247 Color RAL 090 80 60 - New Yellow

96.45% match | ΔE 3.55

#CAA82F Color RAL 090 70 60 - Bud Green

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

#D0A700 Color RAL 090 70 80 - Prehnite Yellow

95.91% match | ΔE 4.09

#EFBF4D Color RAL 085 80 60 - Adonis Rose Yellow

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to DCB438.

#F5C71A Color Deep Lemon

93.84% match | ΔE 6.16

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#E1AD21 Color Urobilin

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

Paint color for Hex #DCB438

These are the real paint colors closest to hex DCB438 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from DCB438 once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color DCB438 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #DCB438 to Dunn-Edwards

#DCB639 Color Woven Gold (DE 5425)

99.26% match | ΔE 0.74

#D5AB2C Color Brassy (DEA 122)

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

#DCB149 Color Honey Grove (DE 5383)

97.27% match | ΔE 2.73

#CFAC47 Color Haystacks (DE 5432)

96.43% match | ΔE 3.57

Sherwin Williams

Hex color DCB438 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #DCB438 to Sherwin Williams

#DDB835 Color Eye Catching (SW 6914)

98.51% match | ΔE 1.49

#DBB04A Color Nugget (SW 6697)

96.95% match | ΔE 3.05

#E1B047 Color Gambol Gold (SW 6690)

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

#CBA901 Color Citronella (SW 6915)

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

Behr

Hex color DCB438 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #DCB438 to Behr

#E1BA36 Color Solarium (P310-7)

98.24% match | ΔE 1.76

#C9AA37 Color Sweet & Sour (P320-7)

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

#DBC058 Color Sulfur Yellow (P320-6)

95.22% match | ΔE 4.78

#F2BC48 Color Bling Bling (P280-6)

95.10% match | ΔE 4.90

Benjamin Moore

Hex color DCB438 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #DCB438 to Benjamin Moore

#E4BC3B Color Sun Valley (350)

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#DDB558 Color Damask Gold (CW-405)

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

#EFBC50 Color Luminous Days (300)

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

#D0A647 Color Golden Bounty (294)

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

PPG Paints

Hex color DCB438 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #DCB438 to PPG Paints

#D8AD39 Color Yarrow (PPG1214-7)

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

#CEB02A Color Grass Daisy (PPG1215-6)

96.62% match | ΔE 3.38

#E4C14D Color Indian Maize (PPG1214-6)

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#E3B34C Color Va Va Voom (PPG1210-6)

96.22% match | ΔE 3.78

Valspar

Hex color DCB438 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #DCB438 to Valspar

#D7B526 Color Pickled Peppers (8001-25E)

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#E7C148 Color Nectar (8001-24F)

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

#E1B801 Color Cabana Glow (8001-24G)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

#E9B745 Color Mustard Glaze (3006-3A)

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

Farrow & Ball

Hex color DCB438 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #DCB438 to Farrow & Ball

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

94.62% match | ΔE 5.38

#E0BE6E Color Corngold (9915)

93.65% match | ΔE 6.35

#D7B576 Color Sudbury Yellow (51)

91.10% match | ΔE 8.90

#DFC380 Color Ciara Yellow (73)

90.95% match | ΔE 9.05

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#DCB438 color palettes and scheme combination

695412

94761A

BF9922

DCB438

E4C463

EBD58F

F3E5BA

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

DC3860

DC6238

DCB438

B2DC38

60DC38

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

DCB438

38DCB4

B438DC

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

DCB438

38DC62

3860DC

DC38B2

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

DCB438

DFBB4B

E3C35F

E6CA73

EAD287

EDD99B

F1E1AF

F4E8C3

F8F0D7

FBF7EB

FFFFFF

Metallic Gold* - #DCB438 Tints

DCB438

C6A232

B0902C

9A7E27

846C21

6E5A1C

584716

423610

2C240B

161205

000000

Metallic Gold* - #DCB438 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#DCB438

Metallic Gold*

#3860DC

Byzantine Blue*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #DCB438?

Color that best contrast with #DCB438 is #3860DC, color name is Byzantine Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.