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#DDBB2D

#ddbb2d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbb2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 79.64% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.41°, with 72.13% saturation and 52.16% 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 3.26.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.511

Complementary

  1. #ddbb2d
  2. #2d4fdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb2d
  2. #2da7dd
  3. #632ddd

Analogous

  1. #dd632d
  2. #ddbb2d
  3. #a7dd2d

Triadic

  1. #ddbb2d
  2. #2dddbb
  3. #bb2ddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb2d
  2. #4fdd2d
  3. #2d4fdd
  4. #bb2ddd

Square

  1. #ddbb2d
  2. #2ddd63
  3. #2d4fdd
  4. #dd2da7

Monochromatic

  1. #615210
  2. #a3891a
  3. #ddbb2d
  4. #e8d06f
  5. #f2e6b1

Shades

#ddbb2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb2d
  2. #c7a829
  3. #b19624
  4. #9b8320
  5. #85701b
  6. #6f5e17
  7. #584b12
  8. #42380e
  9. #2c2509
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb2d
  2. #e0c242
  3. #e4c957
  4. #e7cf6c
  5. #ebd681
  6. #eedd96
  7. #f1e4ab
  8. #f5ebc0
  9. #f8f1d5
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb2d
  2. #d4b535
  3. #caaf3e
  4. #c1a946
  5. #b8a34e
  6. #af9e57
  7. #a5985f
  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 #cbbc99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b703 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c237 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b91b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb2d {
  color: #ddbb2d;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb2d {
  background-color: #ddbb2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb2d {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb2d, #a7dd2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 45 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.26 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.80 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.97 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.55 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.91 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.43 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.62 #2244d2 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbb2d  rgb(221, 187, 45)  hsl(48, 72%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2d4fdd  rgb(45, 79, 221)  hsl(228, 72%, 52%)  Iris
#2dddbb  rgb(45, 221, 187)  hsl(168, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bb2ddd  rgb(187, 45, 221)  hsl(288, 72%, 52%)  Electric Purple