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#DDB709

#ddb709 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddb709 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 71.76% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.19% magenta, 95.93% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.25°, with 92.17% saturation and 45.1% 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 10.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.4926

Complementary

  1. #ddb709
  2. #092fdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddb709
  2. #0999dd
  3. #4d09dd

Analogous

  1. #dd4d09
  2. #ddb709
  3. #99dd09

Triadic

  1. #ddb709
  2. #09ddb7
  3. #b709dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddb709
  2. #2fdd09
  3. #092fdd
  4. #b709dd

Square

  1. #ddb709
  2. #09dd4d
  3. #092fdd
  4. #dd0999

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3d03
  2. #947a06
  3. #ddb709
  4. #f7d53b
  5. #fae585

Shades

#ddb709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddb709
  2. #c7a508
  3. #b19207
  4. #9b8006
  5. #856e05
  6. #6f5c05
  7. #584904
  8. #423703
  9. #2c2502
  10. #161201
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddb709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddb709
  2. #e0be22
  3. #e4c53a
  4. #e7cd53
  5. #ebd46b
  6. #eedb84
  7. #f1e29d
  8. #f5e9b5
  9. #f8f1ce
  10. #fcf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddb709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddb709
  2. #d4b215
  3. #caac21
  4. #c1a72d
  5. #b8a139
  6. #af9c45
  7. #a59650
  8. #9c915c
  9. #938b68
  10. #898674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0a79c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bc19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ad7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddb709 {
  color: #ddb709;
}
Background
.bg-ddb709 {
  background-color: #ddb709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddb709 {
  border: 2px solid #ddb709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddb709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 183 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddb709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb709, #99dd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddb709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 183 9 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.10 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.43 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.66 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.03 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.08 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.58 #2248f6 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#ddb709  rgb(221, 183, 9)  hsl(49, 92%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#092fdd  rgb(9, 47, 221)  hsl(229, 92%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#09ddb7  rgb(9, 221, 183)  hsl(169, 92%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#b709dd  rgb(183, 9, 221)  hsl(289, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple