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#DDBB1B

#ddbb1b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddbb1b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 87.78% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.48°, with 78.23% saturation and 48.63% 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.5099

Complementary

  1. #ddbb1b
  2. #1b3ddd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb1b
  2. #1b9edd
  3. #5a1bdd

Analogous

  1. #dd5a1b
  2. #ddbb1b
  3. #9edd1b

Triadic

  1. #ddbb1b
  2. #1bddbb
  3. #bb1bdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb1b
  2. #3ddd1b
  3. #1b3ddd
  4. #bb1bdd

Square

  1. #ddbb1b
  2. #1bdd5a
  3. #1b3ddd
  4. #dd1b9e

Monochromatic

  1. #55480a
  2. #998113
  3. #ddbb1b
  4. #ebd15a
  5. #f3e49e

Shades

#ddbb1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb1b
  2. #c7a818
  3. #b19616
  4. #9b8313
  5. #857010
  6. #6f5e0e
  7. #584b0b
  8. #423808
  9. #2c2505
  10. #161303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb1b
  2. #e0c232
  3. #e4c949
  4. #e7cf5f
  5. #ebd676
  6. #eedd8d
  7. #f1e4a4
  8. #f5ebbb
  9. #f8f1d1
  10. #fcf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb1b
  2. #d4b525
  3. #caaf2f
  4. #c1a939
  5. #b8a343
  6. #af9e4e
  7. #a59858
  8. #9c9262
  9. #938c6c
  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 #d9c22a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0aba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb1b {
  color: #ddbb1b;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb1b {
  background-color: #ddbb1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb1b {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb1b, #9edd1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 27 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.90 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.48 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.57 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.64 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.69 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.17 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.48 #2244e4 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbb1b  rgb(221, 187, 27)  hsl(49, 78%, 49%)  Old Gold
#1b3ddd  rgb(27, 61, 221)  hsl(229, 78%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#1bddbb  rgb(27, 221, 187)  hsl(169, 78%, 49%)  Turquoise
#bb1bdd  rgb(187, 27, 221)  hsl(289, 78%, 49%)  Electric Purple