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#DDAE53

#ddae53 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddae53 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 68.24% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.27% magenta, 62.44% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 39.57°, with 66.99% saturation and 59.61% 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 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.4627

Complementary

  1. #ddae53
  2. #5382dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddae53
  2. #53c7dd
  3. #6953dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6953
  2. #ddae53
  3. #c7dd53

Triadic

  1. #ddae53
  2. #53ddae
  3. #ae53dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddae53
  2. #82dd53
  3. #5382dd
  4. #ae53dd

Square

  1. #ddae53
  2. #53dd69
  3. #5382dd
  4. #dd53c7

Monochromatic

  1. #7e5c19
  2. #be8a26
  3. #ddae53
  4. #eacc93
  5. #f6ead3

Shades

#ddae53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddae53
  2. #c79d4b
  3. #b18b42
  4. #9b7a3a
  5. #856832
  6. #6f572a
  7. #584621
  8. #423419
  9. #2c2311
  10. #161108
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddae53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddae53
  2. #e0b664
  3. #e4be75
  4. #e7c687
  5. #ebce98
  6. #eed7a9
  7. #f1dfba
  8. #f5e7cb
  9. #f8efdd
  10. #fcf7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddae53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddae53
  2. #d4a958
  3. #caa55c
  4. #c1a061
  5. #b89c65
  6. #af976a
  7. #a5926e
  8. #9c8e73
  9. #938977
  10. #89857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ae4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdba56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efa09a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdae4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b555 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8a683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddae53 {
  color: #ddae53;
}
Background
.bg-ddae53 {
  background-color: #ddae53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddae53 {
  border: 2px solid #ddae53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddae53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 174 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddae53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddae53, #c7dd53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddae53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 174 83 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.32 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.62 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.41 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.69 #2251ac Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#ddae53  rgb(221, 174, 83)  hsl(40, 67%, 60%)  Indian Yellow
#5382dd  rgb(83, 130, 221)  hsl(220, 67%, 60%)  Glaucous
#53ddae  rgb(83, 221, 174)  hsl(160, 67%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ae53dd  rgb(174, 83, 221)  hsl(280, 67%, 60%)  Medium Orchid