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#DDB712

#ddb712 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddb712 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.19% magenta, 91.86% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.77°, with 84.94% saturation and 46.86% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.4928

Complementary

  1. #ddb712
  2. #1238dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddb712
  2. #129ddd
  3. #5112dd

Analogous

  1. #dd5112
  2. #ddb712
  3. #9ddd12

Triadic

  1. #ddb712
  2. #12ddb7
  3. #b712dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddb712
  2. #38dd12
  3. #1238dd
  4. #b712dd

Square

  1. #ddb712
  2. #12dd51
  3. #1238dd
  4. #dd129d

Monochromatic

  1. #504206
  2. #967c0c
  3. #ddb712
  4. #f0d14b
  5. #f6e392

Shades

#ddb712 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddb712
  2. #c7a510
  3. #b1920e
  4. #9b800d
  5. #856e0b
  6. #6f5c09
  7. #584907
  8. #423705
  9. #2c2504
  10. #161202
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddb712 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddb712
  2. #e0be2a
  3. #e4c541
  4. #e7cd59
  5. #ebd471
  6. #eedb89
  7. #f1e2a0
  8. #f5e9b8
  9. #f8f1d0
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddb712 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddb712
  2. #d4b21d
  3. #caac28
  4. #c1a733
  5. #b8a13e
  6. #af9c49
  7. #a59654
  8. #9c915f
  9. #938b6a
  10. #898675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 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 #d6bf24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0a79c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3b500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bc1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9ad7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddb712 {
  color: #ddb712;
}
Background
.bg-ddb712 {
  background-color: #ddb712;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddb712 {
  border: 2px solid #ddb712;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddb712;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 183 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddb712 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddb712, #9ddd12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddb712 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 183 18 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.80 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.88 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.26 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.59 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.07 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.08 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.57 #2248ed Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#ddb712  rgb(221, 183, 18)  hsl(49, 85%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#1238dd  rgb(18, 56, 221)  hsl(229, 85%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#12ddb7  rgb(18, 221, 183)  hsl(169, 85%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#b712dd  rgb(183, 18, 221)  hsl(289, 85%, 47%)  Electric Purple