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#DDAC4A

#ddac4a ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddac4a 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 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.17% magenta, 66.52% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 68.37% saturation and 57.84% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4537

Complementary

  1. #ddac4a
  2. #4a7bdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddac4a
  2. #4ac4dd
  3. #624add

Analogous

  1. #dd624a
  2. #ddac4a
  3. #c4dd4a

Triadic

  1. #ddac4a
  2. #4addac
  3. #ac4add

Tetradic

  1. #ddac4a
  2. #7bdd4a
  3. #4a7bdd
  4. #ac4add

Square

  1. #ddac4a
  2. #4add62
  3. #4a7bdd
  4. #dd4ac4

Monochromatic

  1. #785716
  2. #b88623
  3. #ddac4a
  4. #e9ca8a
  5. #f5e7cb

Shades

#ddac4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddac4a
  2. #c79b43
  3. #b18a3b
  4. #9b7834
  5. #85672c
  6. #6f5625
  7. #58451e
  8. #423416
  9. #2c220f
  10. #161107
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddac4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddac4a
  2. #e0b45c
  3. #e4bd6e
  4. #e7c580
  5. #ebcd92
  6. #eed6a5
  7. #f1deb7
  8. #f5e6c9
  9. #f8eedb
  10. #fcf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddac4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddac4a
  2. #d4a84f
  3. #caa355
  4. #c19f5a
  5. #b89a60
  6. #af9665
  7. #a5926a
  8. #9c8d70
  9. #938975
  10. #89847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5b195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ac3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb94e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef9d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdac44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b44c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8a37f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddac4a {
  color: #ddac4a;
}
Background
.bg-ddac4a {
  background-color: #ddac4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddac4a {
  border: 2px solid #ddac4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddac4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 172 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 68% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddac4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddac4a, #c4dd4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddac4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 172 74 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.90 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.49 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.72 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.92 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.85 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.86 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.27 #2253b5 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ddac4a  rgb(221, 172, 74)  hsl(40, 68%, 58%)  Goldenrod
#4a7bdd  rgb(74, 123, 221)  hsl(220, 68%, 58%)  Tufts Blue
#4addac  rgb(74, 221, 172)  hsl(160, 68%, 58%)  Caribbean Green
#ac4add  rgb(172, 74, 221)  hsl(280, 68%, 58%)  Medium Orchid