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#DDBB3A

#ddbb3a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbb3a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 73.76% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 47.48°, with 70.56% saturation and 54.71% 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 2.93.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5122

Complementary

  1. #ddbb3a
  2. #3a5cdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb3a
  2. #3aaedd
  3. #6a3add

Analogous

  1. #dd6a3a
  2. #ddbb3a
  3. #aedd3a

Triadic

  1. #ddbb3a
  2. #3addbb
  3. #bb3add

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb3a
  2. #5cdd3a
  3. #3a5cdd
  4. #bb3add

Square

  1. #ddbb3a
  2. #3add6a
  3. #3a5cdd
  4. #dd3aae

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5913
  2. #ad8f1e
  3. #ddbb3a
  4. #e8d27b
  5. #f4e8bc

Shades

#ddbb3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb3a
  2. #c7a834
  3. #b1962e
  4. #9b8329
  5. #857023
  6. #6f5e1d
  7. #584b17
  8. #423811
  9. #2c250c
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb3a
  2. #e0c24e
  3. #e4c961
  4. #e7cf75
  5. #ebd689
  6. #eedd9d
  7. #f1e4b0
  8. #f5ebc4
  9. #f8f1d8
  10. #fcf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb3a
  2. #d4b541
  3. #caaf48
  4. #c1a94f
  5. #b8a356
  6. #af9e5d
  7. #a59864
  8. #9c926b
  9. #938c72
  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 #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb824 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c242 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5b92e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dabf3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b285 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb3a {
  color: #ddbb3a;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb3a {
  background-color: #ddbb3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb3a {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb3a, #aedd3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 58 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.49 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.65 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.44 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.54 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.64 #2244c5 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbb3a  rgb(221, 187, 58)  hsl(47, 71%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3a5cdd  rgb(58, 92, 221)  hsl(227, 71%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#3addbb  rgb(58, 221, 187)  hsl(167, 71%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb3add  rgb(187, 58, 221)  hsl(287, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid