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#DDBD29

#ddbd29 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbd29 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 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 81.45% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.33°, with 72.58% saturation and 51.37% 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.5193

Complementary

  1. #ddbd29
  2. #2949dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbd29
  2. #29a3dd
  3. #6329dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6329
  2. #ddbd29
  3. #a3dd29

Triadic

  1. #ddbd29
  2. #29ddbd
  3. #bd29dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbd29
  2. #49dd29
  3. #2949dd
  4. #bd29dd

Square

  1. #ddbd29
  2. #29dd63
  3. #2949dd
  4. #dd29a3

Monochromatic

  1. #5e500f
  2. #a08819
  3. #ddbd29
  4. #e7d16b
  5. #f2e6ad

Shades

#ddbd29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbd29
  2. #c7aa25
  3. #b19721
  4. #9b841d
  5. #857119
  6. #6f5f15
  7. #584c10
  8. #42390c
  9. #2c2608
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbd29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbd29
  2. #e0c43e
  3. #e4ca54
  4. #e7d169
  5. #ebd77f
  6. #eede94
  7. #f1e5a9
  8. #f5ebbf
  9. #f8f2d4
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbd29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbd29
  2. #d4b732
  3. #cab13a
  4. #c1ab43
  5. #b8a54c
  6. #af9f55
  7. #a5985d
  8. #9c9266
  9. #938c6f
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.39:1 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 #dac334 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efada2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc130 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbd29 {
  color: #ddbd29;
}
Background
.bg-ddbd29 {
  background-color: #ddbd29;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbd29 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbd29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbd29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 189 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbd29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbd29, #a3dd29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbd29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 189 41 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.49 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.57 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.63 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.76 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.79 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.80 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.50 #2242d6 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbd29  rgb(221, 189, 41)  hsl(49, 73%, 51%)  Old Gold
#2949dd  rgb(41, 73, 221)  hsl(229, 73%, 51%)  Iris
#29ddbd  rgb(41, 221, 189)  hsl(169, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise
#bd29dd  rgb(189, 41, 221)  hsl(289, 73%, 51%)  Electric Purple