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#DDBC0D

#ddbc0d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddbc0d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 73.73% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 50.48°, with 88.89% saturation and 45.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.5137

Complementary

  1. #ddbc0d
  2. #0d2edd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbc0d
  2. #0d96dd
  3. #540ddd

Analogous

  1. #dd540d
  2. #ddbc0d
  3. #96dd0d

Triadic

  1. #ddbc0d
  2. #0dddbc
  3. #bc0ddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbc0d
  2. #2edd0d
  3. #0d2edd
  4. #bc0ddd

Square

  1. #ddbc0d
  2. #0ddd54
  3. #0d2edd
  4. #dd0d96

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4104
  2. #957f09
  3. #ddbc0d
  4. #f4d843
  5. #f8e78b

Shades

#ddbc0d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbc0d
  2. #c7a90c
  3. #b1960a
  4. #9b8409
  5. #857108
  6. #6f5e07
  7. #584b05
  8. #423804
  9. #2c2603
  10. #161301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbc0d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbc0d
  2. #e0c325
  3. #e4c93d
  4. #e7d056
  5. #ebd76e
  6. #eede86
  7. #f1e49e
  8. #f5ebb6
  9. #f8f2cf
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbc0d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbc0d
  2. #d4b619
  3. #cab024
  4. #c1aa30
  5. #b8a43b
  6. #af9e47
  7. #a59852
  8. #9c925e
  9. #938c69
  10. #898675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac223 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0aca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc01c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b37f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbc0d {
  color: #ddbc0d;
}
Background
.bg-ddbc0d {
  background-color: #ddbc0d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbc0d {
  border: 2px solid #ddbc0d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbc0d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 188 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 89% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbc0d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbc0d, #96dd0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbc0d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 188 13 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.31 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.42 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.95 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.12 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.27 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.68 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.60 #2243f2 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbc0d  rgb(221, 188, 13)  hsl(50, 89%, 46%)  Old Gold
#0d2edd  rgb(13, 46, 221)  hsl(230, 89%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#0dddbc  rgb(13, 221, 188)  hsl(170, 89%, 46%)  Turquoise
#bc0ddd  rgb(188, 13, 221)  hsl(290, 89%, 46%)  Electric Purple