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#DDBD23

#ddbd23 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbd23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 74.12% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 84.16% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.68°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.5189

Complementary

  1. #ddbd23
  2. #2343dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbd23
  2. #23a0dd
  3. #6023dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6023
  2. #ddbd23
  3. #a0dd23

Triadic

  1. #ddbd23
  2. #23ddbd
  3. #bd23dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbd23
  2. #43dd23
  3. #2343dd
  4. #bd23dd

Square

  1. #ddbd23
  2. #23dd60
  3. #2343dd
  4. #dd23a0

Monochromatic

  1. #594c0e
  2. #9b8518
  3. #ddbd23
  4. #e7d165
  5. #f1e5a8

Shades

#ddbd23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbd23
  2. #c7aa20
  3. #b1971c
  4. #9b8419
  5. #857115
  6. #6f5f12
  7. #584c0e
  8. #42390b
  9. #2c2607
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbd23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbd23
  2. #e0c439
  3. #e4ca4f
  4. #e7d165
  5. #ebd77b
  6. #eede91
  7. #f1e5a7
  8. #f5ebbd
  9. #f8f2d3
  10. #fcf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbd23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbd23
  2. #d4b72c
  3. #cab136
  4. #c1ab3f
  5. #b8a548
  6. #af9f52
  7. #a5985b
  8. #9c9264
  9. #938c6d
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbe99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac330 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efada2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc12b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbd23 {
  color: #ddbd23;
}
Background
.bg-ddbd23 {
  background-color: #ddbd23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbd23 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbd23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbd23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 189 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbd23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbd23, #a0dd23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbd23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 189 35 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.73 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.52 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.79 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.84 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.97 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.64 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.52 #2242dc Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbd23  rgb(221, 189, 35)  hsl(50, 73%, 50%)  Old Gold
#2343dd  rgb(35, 67, 221)  hsl(230, 73%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#23ddbd  rgb(35, 221, 189)  hsl(170, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#bd23dd  rgb(189, 35, 221)  hsl(290, 73%, 50%)  Electric Purple