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#DDB528

#ddb528 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddb528 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 70.98% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.1% magenta, 81.9% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 46.74°, with 72.69% saturation and 51.18% 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 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4857

Complementary

  1. #ddb528
  2. #2850dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddb528
  2. #28abdd
  3. #5b28dd

Analogous

  1. #dd5b28
  2. #ddb528
  3. #abdd28

Triadic

  1. #ddb528
  2. #28ddb5
  3. #b528dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddb528
  2. #50dd28
  3. #2850dd
  4. #b528dd

Square

  1. #ddb528
  2. #28dd5b
  3. #2850dd
  4. #dd28ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4c0f
  2. #9f8219
  3. #ddb528
  4. #e7cc6a
  5. #f2e2ac

Shades

#ddb528 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddb528
  2. #c7a324
  3. #b19120
  4. #9b7f1c
  5. #856d18
  6. #6f5b14
  7. #584810
  8. #42360c
  9. #2c2408
  10. #161204
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddb528 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddb528
  2. #e0bc3e
  3. #e4c453
  4. #e7cb69
  5. #ebd37e
  6. #eeda94
  7. #f1e1a9
  8. #f5e9bf
  9. #f8f0d4
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddb528 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddb528
  2. #d4b031
  3. #caaa3a
  4. #c1a542
  5. #b8a04b
  6. #af9b54
  7. #a5955d
  8. #9c9066
  9. #938b6e
  10. #898577
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0a59b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2b414 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ba2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ac7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddb528 {
  color: #ddb528;
}
Background
.bg-ddb528 {
  background-color: #ddb528;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddb528 {
  border: 2px solid #ddb528;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddb528;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 181 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddb528 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb528, #abdd28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddb528 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 181 40 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.54 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.02 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.57 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.44 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.85 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.14 #224ad7 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#ddb528  rgb(221, 181, 40)  hsl(47, 73%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#2850dd  rgb(40, 80, 221)  hsl(227, 73%, 51%)  Iris
#28ddb5  rgb(40, 221, 181)  hsl(167, 73%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#b528dd  rgb(181, 40, 221)  hsl(287, 73%, 51%)  Electric Purple