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#DDBC54

#ddbc54 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbc54 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 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 61.99% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 45.55°, with 66.83% saturation and 59.8% 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 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.5198

Complementary

  1. #ddbc54
  2. #5475dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbc54
  2. #54b9dd
  3. #7754dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7754
  2. #ddbc54
  3. #b9dd54

Triadic

  1. #ddbc54
  2. #54ddbc
  3. #bc54dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbc54
  2. #75dd54
  3. #5475dd
  4. #bc54dd

Square

  1. #ddbc54
  2. #54dd77
  3. #5475dd
  4. #dd54b9

Monochromatic

  1. #7f6619
  2. #bf9a26
  3. #ddbc54
  4. #ead594
  5. #f6eed4

Shades

#ddbc54 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbc54
  2. #c7a94c
  3. #b19643
  4. #9b843b
  5. #857132
  6. #6f5e2a
  7. #584b22
  8. #423819
  9. #2c2611
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbc54 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbc54
  2. #e0c365
  3. #e4c976
  4. #e7d087
  5. #ebd798
  6. #eedeaa
  7. #f1e4bb
  8. #f5ebcc
  9. #f8f2dd
  10. #fcf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbc54 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbc54
  2. #d4b658
  3. #cab05d
  4. #c1aa61
  5. #b8a466
  6. #af9e6a
  7. #a5986e
  8. #9c9273
  9. #938c77
  10. #89867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbe9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb949 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c359 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ba4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c057 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbc54 {
  color: #ddbc54;
}
Background
.bg-ddbc54 {
  background-color: #ddbc54;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbc54 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbc54;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbc54;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 188 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbc54 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbc54, #b9dd54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbc54 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 188 84 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.88 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.90 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.38 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.30 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.48 #2243ab Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbc54  rgb(221, 188, 84)  hsl(46, 67%, 60%)  Old Gold
#5475dd  rgb(84, 117, 221)  hsl(226, 67%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#54ddbc  rgb(84, 221, 188)  hsl(166, 67%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc54dd  rgb(188, 84, 221)  hsl(286, 67%, 60%)  Medium Orchid