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#DDBB37

#ddbb37 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbb37 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 75.11% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 47.71°, with 70.94% saturation and 54.12% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5119

Complementary

  1. #ddbb37
  2. #3759dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb37
  2. #37acdd
  3. #6837dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6837
  2. #ddbb37
  3. #acdd37

Triadic

  1. #ddbb37
  2. #37ddbb
  3. #bb37dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb37
  2. #59dd37
  3. #3759dd
  4. #bb37dd

Square

  1. #ddbb37
  2. #37dd68
  3. #3759dd
  4. #dd37ac

Monochromatic

  1. #695712
  2. #ab8e1d
  3. #ddbb37
  4. #e8d178
  5. #f3e7ba

Shades

#ddbb37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb37
  2. #c7a832
  3. #b1962c
  4. #9b8327
  5. #857021
  6. #6f5e1c
  7. #584b16
  8. #423811
  9. #2c250b
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb37
  2. #e0c24b
  3. #e4c95f
  4. #e7cf73
  5. #ebd687
  6. #eedd9b
  7. #f1e4af
  8. #f5ebc3
  9. #f8f1d7
  10. #fcf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb37
  2. #d4b53e
  3. #caaf46
  4. #c1a94d
  5. #b8a354
  6. #af9e5c
  7. #a59863
  8. #9c926a
  9. #938c71
  10. #898679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb81f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c23f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b92a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b284 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb37 {
  color: #ddbb37;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb37 {
  background-color: #ddbb37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb37 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb37, #acdd37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 55 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.58 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.81 #2244c8 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbb37  rgb(221, 187, 55)  hsl(48, 71%, 54%)  Old Gold
#3759dd  rgb(55, 89, 221)  hsl(228, 71%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#37ddbb  rgb(55, 221, 187)  hsl(168, 71%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb37dd  rgb(187, 55, 221)  hsl(288, 71%, 54%)  Electric Purple