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#DDBC1C

#ddbc1c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddbc1c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 87.33% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.74°, with 77.51% saturation and 48.82% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.5142

Complementary

  1. #ddbc1c
  2. #1c3ddd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbc1c
  2. #1c9ddd
  3. #5b1cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd5b1c
  2. #ddbc1c
  3. #9ddd1c

Triadic

  1. #ddbc1c
  2. #1cddbc
  3. #bc1cdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbc1c
  2. #3ddd1c
  3. #1c3ddd
  4. #bc1cdd

Square

  1. #ddbc1c
  2. #1cdd5b
  3. #1c3ddd
  4. #dd1c9d

Monochromatic

  1. #55480b
  2. #998213
  3. #ddbc1c
  4. #ead25b
  5. #f3e59f

Shades

#ddbc1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbc1c
  2. #c7a919
  3. #b19616
  4. #9b8414
  5. #857111
  6. #6f5e0e
  7. #584b0b
  8. #423808
  9. #2c2606
  10. #161303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbc1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbc1c
  2. #e0c333
  3. #e4c949
  4. #e7d060
  5. #ebd777
  6. #eede8e
  7. #f1e4a4
  8. #f5ebbb
  9. #f8f2d2
  10. #fcf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbc1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbc1c
  2. #d4b626
  3. #cab030
  4. #c1aa3a
  5. #b8a444
  6. #af9e4e
  7. #a59858
  8. #9c9262
  9. #938c6c
  10. #898676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c22b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc026 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbc1c {
  color: #ddbc1c;
}
Background
.bg-ddbc1c {
  background-color: #ddbc1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbc1c {
  border: 2px solid #ddbc1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbc1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 188 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbc1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbc1c, #9ddd1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbc1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 188 28 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.91 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.50 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.73 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.79 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.90 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.84 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.51 #2243e3 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbc1c  rgb(221, 188, 28)  hsl(50, 78%, 49%)  Old Gold
#1c3ddd  rgb(28, 61, 221)  hsl(230, 78%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#1cddbc  rgb(28, 221, 188)  hsl(170, 78%, 49%)  Turquoise
#bc1cdd  rgb(188, 28, 221)  hsl(290, 78%, 49%)  Electric Purple