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#DDBD38

#ddbd38 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbd38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 74.66% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.36°, with 70.82% saturation and 54.31% 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.5205

Complementary

  1. #ddbd38
  2. #3858dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbd38
  2. #38abdd
  3. #6a38dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6a38
  2. #ddbd38
  3. #abdd38

Triadic

  1. #ddbd38
  2. #38ddbd
  3. #bd38dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbd38
  2. #58dd38
  3. #3858dd
  4. #bd38dd

Square

  1. #ddbd38
  2. #38dd6a
  3. #3858dd
  4. #dd38ab

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5912
  2. #ab901d
  3. #ddbd38
  4. #e8d379
  5. #f3e8bb

Shades

#ddbd38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbd38
  2. #c7aa32
  3. #b1972d
  4. #9b8427
  5. #857122
  6. #6f5f1c
  7. #584c16
  8. #423911
  9. #2c260b
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbd38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbd38
  2. #e0c44c
  3. #e4ca60
  4. #e7d174
  5. #ebd788
  6. #eede9c
  7. #f1e5af
  8. #f5ebc3
  9. #f8f2d7
  10. #fcf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbd38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbd38
  2. #d4b73f
  3. #cab146
  4. #c1ab4e
  5. #b8a555
  6. #af9f5c
  7. #a59863
  8. #9c926a
  9. #938c72
  10. #898679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbe9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b920 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c340 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc13d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbd38 {
  color: #ddbd38;
}
Background
.bg-ddbd38 {
  background-color: #ddbd38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbd38 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbd38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbd38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 189 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbd38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbd38, #abdd38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbd38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 189 56 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.23 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.79 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.13 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.42 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.55 #2242c7 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbd38  rgb(221, 189, 56)  hsl(48, 71%, 54%)  Old Gold
#3858dd  rgb(56, 88, 221)  hsl(228, 71%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#38ddbd  rgb(56, 221, 189)  hsl(168, 71%, 54%)  Turquoise
#bd38dd  rgb(189, 56, 221)  hsl(288, 71%, 54%)  Medium Orchid