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#DDA221

#dda221 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dda221 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 63.53% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.7% magenta, 85.07% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 41.17°, with 74.02% saturation and 49.8% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4132

Complementary

  1. #dda221
  2. #215cdd

Split complementary

  1. #dda221
  2. #21badd
  3. #4421dd

Analogous

  1. #dd4421
  2. #dda221
  3. #badd21

Triadic

  1. #dda221
  2. #21dda2
  3. #a221dd

Tetradic

  1. #dda221
  2. #5cdd21
  3. #215cdd
  4. #a221dd

Square

  1. #dda221
  2. #21dd44
  3. #215cdd
  4. #dd21ba

Monochromatic

  1. #58400d
  2. #9a7117
  3. #dda221
  4. #e8be63
  5. #f2daa5

Shades

#dda221 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dda221
  2. #c7921e
  3. #b1821a
  4. #9b7117
  5. #856114
  6. #6f5111
  7. #58410d
  8. #42310a
  9. #2c2007
  10. #161003
  11. #000000

Tints

#dda221 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dda221
  2. #e0ab37
  3. #e4b54d
  4. #e7be64
  5. #ebc77a
  6. #eed190
  7. #f1daa6
  8. #f5e3bc
  9. #f8ecd3
  10. #fcf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dda221 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dda221
  2. #d49f2b
  3. #ca9b34
  4. #c1983e
  5. #b89447
  6. #af9151
  7. #a58e5a
  8. #9c8a64
  9. #93876d
  10. #898377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a88a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b229 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1918b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a30c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0ac26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e99870 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dda221 {
  color: #dda221;
}
Background
.bg-dda221 {
  background-color: #dda221;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dda221 {
  border: 2px solid #dda221;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dda221;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 162 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dda221 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dda221, #badd21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dda221 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 162 33 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.88 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.43 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.70 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.17 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.41 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.48 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 7.39 #225dde Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dda221  rgb(221, 162, 33)  hsl(41, 74%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#215cdd  rgb(33, 92, 221)  hsl(221, 74%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#21dda2  rgb(33, 221, 162)  hsl(161, 74%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#a221dd  rgb(162, 33, 221)  hsl(281, 74%, 50%)  Dark Orchid