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#DDBB51

#ddbb51 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbb51 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 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 63.35% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 45.43°, with 67.31% saturation and 59.22% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.5151

Complementary

  1. #ddbb51
  2. #5173dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb51
  2. #51b9dd
  3. #7551dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7551
  2. #ddbb51
  3. #b9dd51

Triadic

  1. #ddbb51
  2. #51ddbb
  3. #bb51dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb51
  2. #73dd51
  3. #5173dd
  4. #bb51dd

Square

  1. #ddbb51
  2. #51dd75
  3. #5173dd
  4. #dd51b9

Monochromatic

  1. #7d6418
  2. #bd9825
  3. #ddbb51
  4. #ead491
  5. #f6edd1

Shades

#ddbb51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb51
  2. #c7a849
  3. #b19641
  4. #9b8339
  5. #857031
  6. #6f5e29
  7. #584b20
  8. #423818
  9. #2c2510
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb51
  2. #e0c262
  3. #e4c974
  4. #e7cf85
  5. #ebd697
  6. #eedda8
  7. #f1e4b9
  8. #f5ebcb
  9. #f8f1dc
  10. #fcf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb51
  2. #d4b556
  3. #caaf5a
  4. #c1a95f
  5. #b8a364
  6. #af9e69
  7. #a5986d
  8. #9c9272
  9. #938c77
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb845 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c256 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b94a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb51 {
  color: #ddbb51;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb51 {
  background-color: #ddbb51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb51 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb51, #b9dd51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 81 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.52 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.53 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.68 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.55 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.68 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.33 #2244ae Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#ddbb51  rgb(221, 187, 81)  hsl(45, 67%, 59%)  Metallic Gold
#5173dd  rgb(81, 115, 221)  hsl(225, 67%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#51ddbb  rgb(81, 221, 187)  hsl(165, 67%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb51dd  rgb(187, 81, 221)  hsl(285, 67%, 59%)  Medium Orchid