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#DDBD3A

#ddbd3a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbd3a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 73.76% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.22°, with 70.56% saturation and 54.71% 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 2.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5207

Complementary

  1. #ddbd3a
  2. #3a5add

Split complementary

  1. #ddbd3a
  2. #3aacdd
  3. #6c3add

Analogous

  1. #dd6c3a
  2. #ddbd3a
  3. #acdd3a

Triadic

  1. #ddbd3a
  2. #3addbd
  3. #bd3add

Tetradic

  1. #ddbd3a
  2. #5add3a
  3. #3a5add
  4. #bd3add

Square

  1. #ddbd3a
  2. #3add6c
  3. #3a5add
  4. #dd3aac

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5a13
  2. #ad911e
  3. #ddbd3a
  4. #e8d37b
  5. #f4e9bc

Shades

#ddbd3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbd3a
  2. #c7aa34
  3. #b1972e
  4. #9b8429
  5. #857123
  6. #6f5f1d
  7. #584c17
  8. #423911
  9. #2c260c
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbd3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbd3a
  2. #e0c44e
  3. #e4ca61
  4. #e7d175
  5. #ebd789
  6. #eede9d
  7. #f1e5b0
  8. #f5ebc4
  9. #f8f2d8
  10. #fcf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbd3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbd3a
  2. #d4b741
  3. #cab148
  4. #c1ab4f
  5. #b8a556
  6. #af9f5d
  7. #a59864
  8. #9c926b
  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 #d1b923 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c342 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efaea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bb2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc13f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbd3a {
  color: #ddbd3a;
}
Background
.bg-ddbd3a {
  background-color: #ddbd3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbd3a {
  border: 2px solid #ddbd3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbd3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 189 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbd3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbd3a, #acdd3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbd3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 189 58 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.97 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.81 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.23 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.53 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.57 #2242c5 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbd3a  rgb(221, 189, 58)  hsl(48, 71%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3a5add  rgb(58, 90, 221)  hsl(228, 71%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#3addbd  rgb(58, 221, 189)  hsl(168, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise
#bd3add  rgb(189, 58, 221)  hsl(288, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid