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#DDB40E

#ddb40e ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddb40e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 70.59% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.55% magenta, 93.67% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.12°, with 88.09% saturation and 46.08% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.4805

Complementary

  1. #ddb40e
  2. #0e37dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddb40e
  2. #0e9edd
  3. #4d0edd

Analogous

  1. #dd4d0e
  2. #ddb40e
  3. #9edd0e

Triadic

  1. #ddb40e
  2. #0eddb4
  3. #b40edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddb40e
  2. #37dd0e
  3. #0e37dd
  4. #b40edd

Square

  1. #ddb40e
  2. #0edd4d
  3. #0e37dd
  4. #dd0e9e

Monochromatic

  1. #4d3f05
  2. #957909
  3. #ddb40e
  4. #f3d144
  5. #f8e28c

Shades

#ddb40e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddb40e
  2. #c7a20d
  3. #b1900b
  4. #9b7e0a
  5. #856c08
  6. #6f5a07
  7. #584806
  8. #423604
  9. #2c2403
  10. #161201
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddb40e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddb40e
  2. #e0bc26
  3. #e4c33e
  4. #e7cb56
  5. #ebd26e
  6. #eeda87
  7. #f1e19f
  8. #f5e9b7
  9. #f8f0cf
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddb40e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddb40e
  2. #d4af19
  3. #caaa25
  4. #c1a430
  5. #b89f3c
  6. #af9a47
  7. #a59552
  8. #9c905e
  9. #938a69
  10. #898575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b793 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bd21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0a499 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ba1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9aa7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddb40e {
  color: #ddb40e;
}
Background
.bg-ddb40e {
  background-color: #ddb40e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddb40e {
  border: 2px solid #ddb40e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddb40e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 180 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddb40e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb40e, #9edd0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddb40e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 180 14 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.43 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.70 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.74 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.68 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.92 #224bf1 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#ddb40e  rgb(221, 180, 14)  hsl(48, 88%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#0e37dd  rgb(14, 55, 221)  hsl(228, 88%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#0eddb4  rgb(14, 221, 180)  hsl(168, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#b40edd  rgb(180, 14, 221)  hsl(288, 88%, 46%)  Dark Orchid