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#DDAC17

#ddac17 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddac17 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.17% magenta, 89.59% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 45.15°, with 81.15% saturation and 47.84% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4494

Complementary

  1. #ddac17
  2. #1748dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddac17
  2. #17abdd
  3. #4917dd

Analogous

  1. #dd4917
  2. #ddac17
  3. #abdd17

Triadic

  1. #ddac17
  2. #17ddac
  3. #ac17dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddac17
  2. #48dd17
  3. #1748dd
  4. #ac17dd

Square

  1. #ddac17
  2. #17dd49
  3. #1748dd
  4. #dd17ab

Monochromatic

  1. #524009
  2. #987610
  3. #ddac17
  4. #edc753
  5. #f4de99

Shades

#ddac17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddac17
  2. #c79b15
  3. #b18a12
  4. #9b7810
  5. #85670e
  6. #6f560c
  7. #584509
  8. #423407
  9. #2c2205
  10. #161102
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddac17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddac17
  2. #e0b42e
  3. #e4bd45
  4. #e7c55d
  5. #ebcd74
  6. #eed68b
  7. #f1dea2
  8. #f5e6b9
  9. #f8eed1
  10. #fcf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddac17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddac17
  2. #d4a822
  3. #caa32c
  4. #c19f37
  5. #b89a41
  6. #af964c
  7. #a59256
  8. #9c8d61
  9. #93896b
  10. #898476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b08f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb824 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f09b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b31f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9a275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddac17 {
  color: #ddac17;
}
Background
.bg-ddac17 {
  background-color: #ddac17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddac17 {
  border: 2px solid #ddac17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddac17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 172 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 81% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddac17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddac17, #abdd17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddac17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 172 23 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.54 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.26 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.14 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.47 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.58 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.62 #2253e8 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ddac17  rgb(221, 172, 23)  hsl(45, 81%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1748dd  rgb(23, 72, 221)  hsl(225, 81%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#17ddac  rgb(23, 221, 172)  hsl(165, 81%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#ac17dd  rgb(172, 23, 221)  hsl(285, 81%, 48%)  Dark Orchid