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#DDAA22

#ddaa22 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddaa22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 66.67% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.08% magenta, 84.62% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 43.64°, with 73.33% saturation and 50% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4424

Complementary

  1. #ddaa22
  2. #2255dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddaa22
  2. #22b2dd
  3. #4d22dd

Analogous

  1. #dd4d22
  2. #ddaa22
  3. #b2dd22

Triadic

  1. #ddaa22
  2. #22ddaa
  3. #aa22dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddaa22
  2. #55dd22
  3. #2255dd
  4. #aa22dd

Square

  1. #ddaa22
  2. #22dd4d
  3. #2255dd
  4. #dd22b2

Monochromatic

  1. #58440e
  2. #9b7718
  3. #ddaa22
  4. #e7c464
  5. #f1dda7

Shades

#ddaa22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddaa22
  2. #c7991f
  3. #b1881b
  4. #9b7718
  5. #856614
  6. #6f5511
  7. #58440e
  8. #42330a
  9. #2c2207
  10. #161103
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddaa22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddaa22
  2. #e0b338
  3. #e4bb4e
  4. #e7c464
  5. #ebcc7a
  6. #eed591
  7. #f1dda7
  8. #f5e6bd
  9. #f8eed3
  10. #fcf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddaa22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddaa22
  2. #d4a62b
  3. #caa235
  4. #c19d3e
  5. #b89948
  6. #af9551
  7. #a5915a
  8. #9c8d64
  9. #93886d
  10. #898477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4af8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb72b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f09992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdaa0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b228 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9a075 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddaa22 {
  color: #ddaa22;
}
Background
.bg-ddaa22 {
  background-color: #ddaa22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddaa22 {
  border: 2px solid #ddaa22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddaa22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 170 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddaa22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddaa22, #b2dd22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddaa22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 170 34 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.48 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.84 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.98 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.69 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.80 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.98 #2255dd Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ddaa22  rgb(221, 170, 34)  hsl(44, 73%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2255dd  rgb(34, 85, 221)  hsl(224, 73%, 50%)  Sapphire
#22ddaa  rgb(34, 221, 170)  hsl(164, 73%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#aa22dd  rgb(170, 34, 221)  hsl(284, 73%, 50%)  Dark Orchid