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#DDBB18

#ddbb18 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddbb18 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 89.14% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.64°, with 80.41% saturation and 48.04% 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.5098

Complementary

  1. #ddbb18
  2. #183add

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb18
  2. #189ddd
  3. #5818dd

Analogous

  1. #dd5818
  2. #ddbb18
  3. #9ddd18

Triadic

  1. #ddbb18
  2. #18ddbb
  3. #bb18dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb18
  2. #3add18
  3. #183add
  4. #bb18dd

Square

  1. #ddbb18
  2. #18dd58
  3. #183add
  4. #dd189d

Monochromatic

  1. #534609
  2. #988111
  3. #ddbb18
  4. #edd255
  5. #f4e49a

Shades

#ddbb18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb18
  2. #c7a816
  3. #b19613
  4. #9b8311
  5. #85700e
  6. #6f5e0c
  7. #584b0a
  8. #423807
  9. #2c2505
  10. #161302
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb18
  2. #e0c22f
  3. #e4c946
  4. #e7cf5d
  5. #ebd674
  6. #eedd8c
  7. #f1e4a3
  8. #f5ebba
  9. #f8f1d1
  10. #fcf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb18
  2. #d4b522
  3. #caaf2d
  4. #c1a937
  5. #b8a342
  6. #af9e4c
  7. #a59856
  8. #9c9261
  9. #938c6b
  10. #898676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 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 #d9c228 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0aba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b27f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb18 {
  color: #ddbb18;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb18 {
  background-color: #ddbb18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb18 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb18, #9ddd18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 24 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.55 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.58 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.13 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.50 #2244e7 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbb18  rgb(221, 187, 24)  hsl(50, 80%, 48%)  Old Gold
#183add  rgb(24, 58, 221)  hsl(230, 80%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#18ddbb  rgb(24, 221, 187)  hsl(170, 80%, 48%)  Turquoise
#bb18dd  rgb(187, 24, 221)  hsl(290, 80%, 48%)  Electric Purple