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#DDBD2E

#ddbd2e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbd2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.03°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 3.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5196

Complementary

  1. #ddbd2e
  2. #2e4edd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbd2e
  2. #2ea5dd
  3. #652edd

Analogous

  1. #dd652e
  2. #ddbd2e
  3. #a5dd2e

Triadic

  1. #ddbd2e
  2. #2eddbd
  3. #bd2edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbd2e
  2. #4edd2e
  3. #2e4edd
  4. #bd2edd

Square

  1. #ddbd2e
  2. #2edd65
  3. #2e4edd
  4. #dd2ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #625310
  2. #a48b1b
  3. #ddbd2e
  4. #e8d270
  5. #f2e7b2

Shades

#ddbd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbd2e
  2. #c7aa29
  3. #b19725
  4. #9b8420
  5. #85711c
  6. #6f5f17
  7. #584c12
  8. #42390e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbd2e
  2. #e0c443
  3. #e4ca58
  4. #e7d16d
  5. #ebd782
  6. #eede97
  7. #f1e5ab
  8. #f5ebc0
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbd2e
  2. #d4b736
  3. #cab13e
  4. #c1ab47
  5. #b8a54f
  6. #af9f57
  7. #a5985f
  8. #9c9267
  9. #938c70
  10. #898678
  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 #ccbe9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b905 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c338 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaea2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbd2e {
  color: #ddbd2e;
}
Background
.bg-ddbd2e {
  background-color: #ddbd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbd2e {
  border: 2px solid #ddbd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 189 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbd2e, #a5dd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 189 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.38 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.58 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.76 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.76 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.97 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.49 #2242d1 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbd2e  rgb(221, 189, 46)  hsl(49, 72%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2e4edd  rgb(46, 78, 221)  hsl(229, 72%, 52%)  Iris
#2eddbd  rgb(46, 221, 189)  hsl(169, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bd2edd  rgb(189, 46, 221)  hsl(289, 72%, 52%)  Electric Purple