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#DDBC45

#ddbc45 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbc45 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 68.78% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 46.97°, with 69.09% saturation and 56.86% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5177

Complementary

  1. #ddbc45
  2. #4566dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbc45
  2. #45b2dd
  3. #7045dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7045
  2. #ddbc45
  3. #b2dd45

Triadic

  1. #ddbc45
  2. #45ddbc
  3. #bc45dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbc45
  2. #66dd45
  3. #4566dd
  4. #bc45dd

Square

  1. #ddbc45
  2. #45dd70
  3. #4566dd
  4. #dd45b2

Monochromatic

  1. #745f15
  2. #b49421
  3. #ddbc45
  4. #e9d386
  5. #f5ebc6

Shades

#ddbc45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbc45
  2. #c7a93e
  3. #b19637
  4. #9b8430
  5. #857129
  6. #6f5e23
  7. #584b1c
  8. #423815
  9. #2c260e
  10. #161307
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbc45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbc45
  2. #e0c358
  3. #e4c96a
  4. #e7d07d
  5. #ebd78f
  6. #eedea2
  7. #f1e4b5
  8. #f5ebc7
  9. #f8f2da
  10. #fcf8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbc45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbc45
  2. #d4b64b
  3. #cab051
  4. #c1aa57
  5. #b8a45d
  6. #af9e63
  7. #a59868
  8. #9c926e
  9. #938c74
  10. #89867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb935 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c34b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ba3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac049 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b388 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbc45 {
  color: #ddbc45;
}
Background
.bg-ddbc45 {
  background-color: #ddbc45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbc45 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbc45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbc45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 188 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbc45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbc45, #b2dd45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbc45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 188 69 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.60 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.01 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.00 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.01 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.81 #2243ba Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbc45  rgb(221, 188, 69)  hsl(47, 69%, 57%)  Old Gold
#4566dd  rgb(69, 102, 221)  hsl(227, 69%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#45ddbc  rgb(69, 221, 188)  hsl(167, 69%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc45dd  rgb(188, 69, 221)  hsl(287, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid