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#DDBB0E

#ddbb0e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddbb0e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 73.33% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 93.67% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 50.14°, 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.5094

Complementary

  1. #ddbb0e
  2. #0e30dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb0e
  2. #0e98dd
  3. #530edd

Analogous

  1. #dd530e
  2. #ddbb0e
  3. #98dd0e

Triadic

  1. #ddbb0e
  2. #0eddbb
  3. #bb0edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb0e
  2. #30dd0e
  3. #0e30dd
  4. #bb0edd

Square

  1. #ddbb0e
  2. #0edd53
  3. #0e30dd
  4. #dd0e98

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4105
  2. #957e09
  3. #ddbb0e
  4. #f3d644
  5. #f8e68c

Shades

#ddbb0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb0e
  2. #c7a80d
  3. #b1960b
  4. #9b830a
  5. #857008
  6. #6f5e07
  7. #584b06
  8. #423804
  9. #2c2503
  10. #161301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb0e
  2. #e0c226
  3. #e4c93e
  4. #e7cf56
  5. #ebd66e
  6. #eedd87
  7. #f1e49f
  8. #f5ebb7
  9. #f8f1cf
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb0e
  2. #d4b519
  3. #caaf25
  4. #c1a930
  5. #b8a33c
  6. #af9e47
  7. #a59852
  8. #9c925e
  9. #938c69
  10. #898675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbc97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0ab9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b27f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb0e {
  color: #ddbb0e;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb0e {
  background-color: #ddbb0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb0e {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb0e, #98dd0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 14 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.25 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.84 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.03 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.55 #2244f1 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbb0e  rgb(221, 187, 14)  hsl(50, 88%, 46%)  Old Gold
#0e30dd  rgb(14, 48, 221)  hsl(230, 88%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#0eddbb  rgb(14, 221, 187)  hsl(170, 88%, 46%)  Turquoise
#bb0edd  rgb(187, 14, 221)  hsl(290, 88%, 46%)  Electric Purple