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#DDBA2C

#ddba2c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddba2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 72.94% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.84% magenta, 80.09% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.14°, with 72.24% saturation and 51.96% 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.5067

Complementary

  1. #ddba2c
  2. #2c4fdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddba2c
  2. #2ca7dd
  3. #622cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd622c
  2. #ddba2c
  3. #a7dd2c

Triadic

  1. #ddba2c
  2. #2cddba
  3. #ba2cdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddba2c
  2. #4fdd2c
  3. #2c4fdd
  4. #ba2cdd

Square

  1. #ddba2c
  2. #2cdd62
  3. #2c4fdd
  4. #dd2ca7

Monochromatic

  1. #605010
  2. #a2871a
  3. #ddba2c
  4. #e8d06e
  5. #f2e5b0

Shades

#ddba2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddba2c
  2. #c7a728
  3. #b19523
  4. #9b821f
  5. #85701a
  6. #6f5d16
  7. #584a12
  8. #42380d
  9. #2c2509
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddba2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddba2c
  2. #e0c141
  3. #e4c856
  4. #e7cf6b
  5. #ebd680
  6. #eedd96
  7. #f1e3ab
  8. #f5eac0
  9. #f8f1d5
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddba2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddba2c
  2. #d4b434
  3. #caae3d
  4. #c1a945
  5. #b8a34e
  6. #af9d56
  7. #a5975e
  8. #9c9167
  9. #938c6f
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cabc98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c136 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b81a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabe32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b181 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddba2c {
  color: #ddba2c;
}
Background
.bg-ddba2c {
  background-color: #ddba2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddba2c {
  border: 2px solid #ddba2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddba2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 186 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddba2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddba2c, #a7dd2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddba2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 186 44 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.54 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.70 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.48 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.01 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.43 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.53 #2245d3 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddba2c  rgb(221, 186, 44)  hsl(48, 72%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2c4fdd  rgb(44, 79, 221)  hsl(228, 72%, 52%)  Iris
#2cddba  rgb(44, 221, 186)  hsl(168, 72%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ba2cdd  rgb(186, 44, 221)  hsl(288, 72%, 52%)  Electric Purple