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#DDBB33

#ddbb33 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbb33 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 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 76.92% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 71.43% saturation and 53.33% 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 3.07.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5115

Complementary

  1. #ddbb33
  2. #3355dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb33
  2. #33aadd
  3. #6633dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6633
  2. #ddbb33
  3. #aadd33

Triadic

  1. #ddbb33
  2. #33ddbb
  3. #bb33dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb33
  2. #55dd33
  3. #3355dd
  4. #bb33dd

Square

  1. #ddbb33
  2. #33dd66
  3. #3355dd
  4. #dd33aa

Monochromatic

  1. #665511
  2. #a88c1c
  3. #ddbb33
  4. #e8d175
  5. #f3e7b6

Shades

#ddbb33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb33
  2. #c7a82e
  3. #b19629
  4. #9b8324
  5. #85701f
  6. #6f5e1a
  7. #584b14
  8. #42380f
  9. #2c250a
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb33
  2. #e0c247
  3. #e4c95c
  4. #e7cf70
  5. #ebd685
  6. #eedd99
  7. #f1e4ad
  8. #f5ebc2
  9. #f8f1d6
  10. #fcf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb33
  2. #d4b53b
  3. #caaf42
  4. #c1a94a
  5. #b8a352
  6. #af9e5a
  7. #a59861
  8. #9c9269
  9. #938c71
  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 #cfb816 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c23c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b925 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb33 {
  color: #ddbb33;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb33 {
  background-color: #ddbb33;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb33 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb33, #aadd33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 51 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.07 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.73 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.12 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.46 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.76 #2244cc Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbb33  rgb(221, 187, 51)  hsl(48, 71%, 53%)  Old Gold
#3355dd  rgb(51, 85, 221)  hsl(228, 71%, 53%)  Iris
#33ddbb  rgb(51, 221, 187)  hsl(168, 71%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb33dd  rgb(187, 51, 221)  hsl(288, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple