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#DDAA4B

#ddaa4b ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddaa4b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 66.67% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.08% magenta, 66.06% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 39.04°, with 68.22% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.4463

Complementary

  1. #ddaa4b
  2. #4b7edd

Split complementary

  1. #ddaa4b
  2. #4bc7dd
  3. #614bdd

Analogous

  1. #dd614b
  2. #ddaa4b
  3. #c7dd4b

Triadic

  1. #ddaa4b
  2. #4bddaa
  3. #aa4bdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddaa4b
  2. #7edd4b
  3. #4b7edd
  4. #aa4bdd

Square

  1. #ddaa4b
  2. #4bdd61
  3. #4b7edd
  4. #dd4bc7

Monochromatic

  1. #785617
  2. #b98423
  3. #ddaa4b
  4. #e9c88b
  5. #f5e7cc

Shades

#ddaa4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddaa4b
  2. #c79944
  3. #b1883c
  4. #9b7735
  5. #85662d
  6. #6f5526
  7. #58441e
  8. #423317
  9. #2c220f
  10. #161108
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddaa4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddaa4b
  2. #e0b35d
  3. #e4bb6f
  4. #e7c481
  5. #ebcc93
  6. #eed5a5
  7. #f1ddb7
  8. #f5e6c9
  9. #f8eedb
  10. #fcf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddaa4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddaa4b
  2. #d4a650
  3. #caa256
  4. #c19d5b
  5. #b89960
  6. #af9566
  7. #a5916b
  8. #9c8d70
  9. #938875
  10. #89847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5af94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfab40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb74e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef9b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbaa45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2b24d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8a17e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddaa4b {
  color: #ddaa4b;
}
Background
.bg-ddaa4b {
  background-color: #ddaa4b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddaa4b {
  border: 2px solid #ddaa4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddaa4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 170 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 68% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddaa4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddaa4b, #c7dd4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddaa4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 170 75 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.85 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.20 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.80 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.32 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.91 #2255b4 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#ddaa4b  rgb(221, 170, 75)  hsl(39, 68%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#4b7edd  rgb(75, 126, 221)  hsl(219, 68%, 58%)  Tufts Blue
#4bddaa  rgb(75, 221, 170)  hsl(159, 68%, 58%)  Caribbean Green
#aa4bdd  rgb(170, 75, 221)  hsl(279, 68%, 58%)  Medium Orchid