ColorTool
Log in
#DDBB23

#ddbb23 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ddbb23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 73.33% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 84.16% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.03°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5103

Complementary

  1. #ddbb23
  2. #2345dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb23
  2. #23a2dd
  3. #5e23dd

Analogous

  1. #dd5e23
  2. #ddbb23
  3. #a2dd23

Triadic

  1. #ddbb23
  2. #23ddbb
  3. #bb23dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb23
  2. #45dd23
  3. #2345dd
  4. #bb23dd

Square

  1. #ddbb23
  2. #23dd5e
  3. #2345dd
  4. #dd23a2

Monochromatic

  1. #594b0e
  2. #9b8318
  3. #ddbb23
  4. #e7cf65
  5. #f1e4a8

Shades

#ddbb23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb23
  2. #c7a820
  3. #b1961c
  4. #9b8319
  5. #857015
  6. #6f5e12
  7. #584b0e
  8. #42380b
  9. #2c2507
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb23
  2. #e0c239
  3. #e4c94f
  4. #e7cf65
  5. #ebd67b
  6. #eedd91
  7. #f1e4a7
  8. #f5ebbd
  9. #f8f1d3
  10. #fcf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb23
  2. #d4b52c
  3. #caaf36
  4. #c1a93f
  5. #b8a348
  6. #af9e52
  7. #a5985b
  8. #9c9264
  9. #938c6d
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbc98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c230 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b904 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ddbb23 {
  color: #ddbb23;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb23 {
  background-color: #ddbb23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb23 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb23, #a2dd23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 35 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.62 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.20 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.36 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.61 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.68 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.33 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.44 #2244dc Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbb23  rgb(221, 187, 35)  hsl(49, 73%, 50%)  Old Gold
#2345dd  rgb(35, 69, 221)  hsl(229, 73%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#23ddbb  rgb(35, 221, 187)  hsl(169, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#bb23dd  rgb(187, 35, 221)  hsl(289, 73%, 50%)  Electric Purple