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#DDAC22

#ddac22 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddac22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 67.45% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.17% magenta, 84.62% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 44.28°, 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4499

Complementary

  1. #ddac22
  2. #2253dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddac22
  2. #22b0dd
  3. #4f22dd

Analogous

  1. #dd4f22
  2. #ddac22
  3. #b0dd22

Triadic

  1. #ddac22
  2. #22ddac
  3. #ac22dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddac22
  2. #53dd22
  3. #2253dd
  4. #ac22dd

Square

  1. #ddac22
  2. #22dd4f
  3. #2253dd
  4. #dd22b0

Monochromatic

  1. #58450e
  2. #9b7818
  3. #ddac22
  4. #e7c564
  5. #f1dea7

Shades

#ddac22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddac22
  2. #c79b1f
  3. #b18a1b
  4. #9b7818
  5. #856714
  6. #6f5611
  7. #58450e
  8. #42340a
  9. #2c2207
  10. #161103
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddac22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddac22
  2. #e0b438
  3. #e4bd4e
  4. #e7c564
  5. #ebcd7a
  6. #eed691
  7. #f1dea7
  8. #f5e6bd
  9. #f8eed3
  10. #fcf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddac22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddac22
  2. #d4a82b
  3. #caa335
  4. #c19f3e
  5. #b89a48
  6. #af9651
  7. #a5925a
  8. #9c8d64
  9. #93896d
  10. #898477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 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 #ceb82b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f09b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceac0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b328 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9a276 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddac22 {
  color: #ddac22;
}
Background
.bg-ddac22 {
  background-color: #ddac22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddac22 {
  border: 2px solid #ddac22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddac22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 172 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddac22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddac22, #b0dd22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddac22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 172 34 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.21 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.30 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.24 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.44 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.69 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.75 #2253dd Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ddac22  rgb(221, 172, 34)  hsl(44, 73%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2253dd  rgb(34, 83, 221)  hsl(224, 73%, 50%)  Sapphire
#22ddac  rgb(34, 221, 172)  hsl(164, 73%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#ac22dd  rgb(172, 34, 221)  hsl(284, 73%, 50%)  Dark Orchid