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#DDAA2D

#ddaa2d ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddaa2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.08% magenta, 79.64% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 42.61°, with 72.13% saturation and 52.16% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.44.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4431

Complementary

  1. #ddaa2d
  2. #2d60dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddaa2d
  2. #2db8dd
  3. #522ddd

Analogous

  1. #dd522d
  2. #ddaa2d
  3. #b8dd2d

Triadic

  1. #ddaa2d
  2. #2dddaa
  3. #aa2ddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddaa2d
  2. #60dd2d
  3. #2d60dd
  4. #aa2ddd

Square

  1. #ddaa2d
  2. #2ddd52
  3. #2d60dd
  4. #dd2db8

Monochromatic

  1. #614a10
  2. #a37b1a
  3. #ddaa2d
  4. #e8c56f
  5. #f2dfb1

Shades

#ddaa2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddaa2d
  2. #c79929
  3. #b18824
  4. #9b7720
  5. #85661b
  6. #6f5517
  7. #584412
  8. #42330e
  9. #2c2209
  10. #161105
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddaa2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddaa2d
  2. #e0b342
  3. #e4bb57
  4. #e7c46c
  5. #ebcc81
  6. #eed596
  7. #f1ddab
  8. #f5e6c0
  9. #f8eed5
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddaa2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddaa2d
  2. #d4a635
  3. #caa23e
  4. #c19d46
  5. #b8994e
  6. #af9557
  7. #a5915f
  8. #9c8d67
  9. #93886f
  10. #898478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4af8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb734 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f09a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccaa1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b231 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9a077 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddaa2d {
  color: #ddaa2d;
}
Background
.bg-ddaa2d {
  background-color: #ddaa2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddaa2d {
  border: 2px solid #ddaa2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddaa2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 170 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddaa2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddaa2d, #b8dd2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddaa2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 170 45 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.44 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.88 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.60 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.39 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.06 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.17 #2255d2 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ddaa2d  rgb(221, 170, 45)  hsl(43, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2d60dd  rgb(45, 96, 221)  hsl(223, 72%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#2dddaa  rgb(45, 221, 170)  hsl(163, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#aa2ddd  rgb(170, 45, 221)  hsl(283, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid