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#DDBB28

#ddbb28 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbb28 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 81.9% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.73°, with 72.69% saturation and 51.18% 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 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.5107

Complementary

  1. #ddbb28
  2. #284add

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb28
  2. #28a5dd
  3. #6128dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6128
  2. #ddbb28
  3. #a5dd28

Triadic

  1. #ddbb28
  2. #28ddbb
  3. #bb28dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb28
  2. #4add28
  3. #284add
  4. #bb28dd

Square

  1. #ddbb28
  2. #28dd61
  3. #284add
  4. #dd28a5

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4f0f
  2. #9f8619
  3. #ddbb28
  4. #e7d06a
  5. #f2e5ac

Shades

#ddbb28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb28
  2. #c7a824
  3. #b19620
  4. #9b831c
  5. #857018
  6. #6f5e14
  7. #584b10
  8. #42380c
  9. #2c2508
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb28
  2. #e0c23e
  3. #e4c953
  4. #e7cf69
  5. #ebd67e
  6. #eedd94
  7. #f1e4a9
  8. #f5ebbf
  9. #f8f1d4
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb28
  2. #d4b531
  3. #caaf3a
  4. #c1a942
  5. #b8a34b
  6. #af9e54
  7. #a5985d
  8. #9c9266
  9. #938c6e
  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 #d8c233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b912 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb28 {
  color: #ddbb28;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb28 {
  background-color: #ddbb28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb28 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb28, #a5dd28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 40 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.44 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.17 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.57 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.78 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.43 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.46 #2244d7 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbb28  rgb(221, 187, 40)  hsl(49, 73%, 51%)  Old Gold
#284add  rgb(40, 74, 221)  hsl(229, 73%, 51%)  Iris
#28ddbb  rgb(40, 221, 187)  hsl(169, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise
#bb28dd  rgb(187, 40, 221)  hsl(289, 73%, 51%)  Electric Purple