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#DDBB52

#ddbb52 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbb52 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 62.9% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 45.32°, with 67.15% saturation and 59.41% 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 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.5152

Complementary

  1. #ddbb52
  2. #5274dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb52
  2. #52badd
  3. #7552dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7552
  2. #ddbb52
  3. #badd52

Triadic

  1. #ddbb52
  2. #52ddbb
  3. #bb52dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb52
  2. #74dd52
  3. #5274dd
  4. #bb52dd

Square

  1. #ddbb52
  2. #52dd75
  3. #5274dd
  4. #dd52ba

Monochromatic

  1. #7d6519
  2. #bd9825
  3. #ddbb52
  4. #ead492
  5. #f6edd2

Shades

#ddbb52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb52
  2. #c7a84a
  3. #b19642
  4. #9b8339
  5. #857031
  6. #6f5e29
  7. #584b21
  8. #423819
  9. #2c2510
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb52
  2. #e0c263
  3. #e4c975
  4. #e7cf86
  5. #ebd697
  6. #eedda9
  7. #f1e4ba
  8. #f5ebcb
  9. #f8f1dc
  10. #fcf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb52
  2. #d4b557
  3. #caaf5b
  4. #c1a960
  5. #b8a364
  6. #af9e69
  7. #a5986e
  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 #ceb846 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c257 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b94b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b38b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb52 {
  color: #ddbb52;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb52 {
  background-color: #ddbb52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb52 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 67% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb52, #badd52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 82 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.77 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.52 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.75 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.26 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.36 #2244ad Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#ddbb52  rgb(221, 187, 82)  hsl(45, 67%, 59%)  Metallic Gold
#5274dd  rgb(82, 116, 221)  hsl(225, 67%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#52ddbb  rgb(82, 221, 187)  hsl(165, 67%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb52dd  rgb(187, 82, 221)  hsl(285, 67%, 59%)  Medium Orchid