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#DDAC09

#ddac09 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddac09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 67.45% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.17% magenta, 95.93% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 46.13°, with 92.17% saturation and 45.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.449

Complementary

  1. #ddac09
  2. #093add

Split complementary

  1. #ddac09
  2. #09a4dd
  3. #4209dd

Analogous

  1. #dd4209
  2. #ddac09
  3. #a4dd09

Triadic

  1. #ddac09
  2. #09ddac
  3. #ac09dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddac09
  2. #3add09
  3. #093add
  4. #ac09dd

Square

  1. #ddac09
  2. #09dd42
  3. #093add
  4. #dd09a4

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3a03
  2. #947306
  3. #ddac09
  4. #f7cc3b
  5. #fadf85

Shades

#ddac09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddac09
  2. #c79b08
  3. #b18a07
  4. #9b7806
  5. #856705
  6. #6f5605
  7. #584504
  8. #423403
  9. #2c2202
  10. #161101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddac09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddac09
  2. #e0b422
  3. #e4bd3a
  4. #e7c553
  5. #ebcd6b
  6. #eed684
  7. #f1de9d
  8. #f5e6b5
  9. #f8eece
  10. #fcf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddac09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddac09
  2. #d4a815
  3. #caa321
  4. #c19f2d
  5. #b89a39
  6. #af9645
  7. #a59250
  8. #9c8d5c
  9. #938968
  10. #898474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b08e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb81c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f19b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b316 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9a274 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddac09 {
  color: #ddac09;
}
Background
.bg-ddac09 {
  background-color: #ddac09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddac09 {
  border: 2px solid #ddac09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddac09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 172 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddac09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddac09, #a4dd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddac09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 172 9 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.88 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.73 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.12 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.47 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.54 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.56 #2253f6 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ddac09  rgb(221, 172, 9)  hsl(46, 92%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#093add  rgb(9, 58, 221)  hsl(226, 92%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#09ddac  rgb(9, 221, 172)  hsl(166, 92%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#ac09dd  rgb(172, 9, 221)  hsl(286, 92%, 45%)  Dark Orchid