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#DDBC2D

#ddbc2d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbc2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 73.73% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 79.64% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.75°, with 72.13% saturation and 52.16% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5153

Complementary

  1. #ddbc2d
  2. #2d4edd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbc2d
  2. #2da6dd
  3. #642ddd

Analogous

  1. #dd642d
  2. #ddbc2d
  3. #a6dd2d

Triadic

  1. #ddbc2d
  2. #2dddbc
  3. #bc2ddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbc2d
  2. #4edd2d
  3. #2d4edd
  4. #bc2ddd

Square

  1. #ddbc2d
  2. #2ddd64
  3. #2d4edd
  4. #dd2da6

Monochromatic

  1. #615210
  2. #a3891a
  3. #ddbc2d
  4. #e8d16f
  5. #f2e6b1

Shades

#ddbc2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbc2d
  2. #c7a929
  3. #b19624
  4. #9b8420
  5. #85711b
  6. #6f5e17
  7. #584b12
  8. #42380e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbc2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbc2d
  2. #e0c342
  3. #e4c957
  4. #e7d06c
  5. #ebd781
  6. #eede96
  7. #f1e4ab
  8. #f5ebc0
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbc2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbc2d
  2. #d4b635
  3. #cab03e
  4. #c1aa46
  5. #b8a44e
  6. #af9e57
  7. #a5985f
  8. #9c9267
  9. #938c6f
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b802 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c237 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efada2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ba1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac033 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbc2d {
  color: #ddbc2d;
}
Background
.bg-ddbc2d {
  background-color: #ddbc2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbc2d {
  border: 2px solid #ddbc2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbc2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 188 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbc2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbc2d, #a6dd2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbc2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 188 45 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.28 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.11 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.29 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.65 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.81 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.27 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.45 #2243d2 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbc2d  rgb(221, 188, 45)  hsl(49, 72%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2d4edd  rgb(45, 78, 221)  hsl(229, 72%, 52%)  Iris
#2dddbc  rgb(45, 221, 188)  hsl(169, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bc2ddd  rgb(188, 45, 221)  hsl(289, 72%, 52%)  Electric Purple