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#DDBB2B

#ddbb2b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbb2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 80.54% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.54°, with 72.36% saturation and 51.76% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5109

Complementary

  1. #ddbb2b
  2. #2b4ddd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb2b
  2. #2ba6dd
  3. #622bdd

Analogous

  1. #dd622b
  2. #ddbb2b
  3. #a6dd2b

Triadic

  1. #ddbb2b
  2. #2bddbb
  3. #bb2bdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb2b
  2. #4ddd2b
  3. #2b4ddd
  4. #bb2bdd

Square

  1. #ddbb2b
  2. #2bdd62
  3. #2b4ddd
  4. #dd2ba6

Monochromatic

  1. #60500f
  2. #a2881a
  3. #ddbb2b
  4. #e8d06d
  5. #f2e5af

Shades

#ddbb2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb2b
  2. #c7a827
  3. #b19622
  4. #9b831e
  5. #85701a
  6. #6f5e16
  7. #584b11
  8. #42380d
  9. #2c2509
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb2b
  2. #e0c240
  3. #e4c955
  4. #e7cf6b
  5. #ebd680
  6. #eedd95
  7. #f1e4aa
  8. #f5ebbf
  9. #f8f1d5
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb2b
  2. #d4b534
  3. #caaf3c
  4. #c1a945
  5. #b8a34d
  6. #af9e56
  7. #a5985e
  8. #9c9267
  9. #938c6f
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 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 #d8c235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b918 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb2b {
  color: #ddbb2b;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb2b {
  background-color: #ddbb2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb2b {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb2b, #a6dd2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 43 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.88 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.05 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.86 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.43 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.55 #2244d4 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbb2b  rgb(221, 187, 43)  hsl(49, 72%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2b4ddd  rgb(43, 77, 221)  hsl(229, 72%, 52%)  Iris
#2bddbb  rgb(43, 221, 187)  hsl(169, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bb2bdd  rgb(187, 43, 221)  hsl(289, 72%, 52%)  Electric Purple