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#DDBB31

#ddbb31 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbb31 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 77.83% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.14°, with 71.67% saturation and 52.94% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5113

Complementary

  1. #ddbb31
  2. #3153dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb31
  2. #31a9dd
  3. #6531dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6531
  2. #ddbb31
  3. #a9dd31

Triadic

  1. #ddbb31
  2. #31ddbb
  3. #bb31dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb31
  2. #53dd31
  3. #3153dd
  4. #bb31dd

Square

  1. #ddbb31
  2. #31dd65
  3. #3153dd
  4. #dd31a9

Monochromatic

  1. #645411
  2. #a68b1b
  3. #ddbb31
  4. #e8d173
  5. #f3e6b4

Shades

#ddbb31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb31
  2. #c7a82c
  3. #b19627
  4. #9b8322
  5. #85701d
  6. #6f5e19
  7. #584b14
  8. #42380f
  9. #2c250a
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb31
  2. #e0c246
  3. #e4c95a
  4. #e7cf6f
  5. #ebd683
  6. #eedd98
  7. #f1e4ad
  8. #f5ebc1
  9. #f8f1d6
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb31
  2. #d4b539
  3. #caaf41
  4. #c1a949
  5. #b8a351
  6. #af9e59
  7. #a59860
  8. #9c9268
  9. #938c70
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbc99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb811 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c23a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b922 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb31 {
  color: #ddbb31;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb31 {
  background-color: #ddbb31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb31 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb31, #a9dd31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 49 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.13 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.81 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.55 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.05 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.45 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.73 #2244ce Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbb31  rgb(221, 187, 49)  hsl(48, 72%, 53%)  Old Gold
#3153dd  rgb(49, 83, 221)  hsl(228, 72%, 53%)  Iris
#31ddbb  rgb(49, 221, 187)  hsl(168, 72%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb31dd  rgb(187, 49, 221)  hsl(288, 72%, 53%)  Electric Purple