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#DDBD4A

#ddbd4a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbd4a 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 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 66.52% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 46.94°, with 68.37% saturation and 57.84% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.5226

Complementary

  1. #ddbd4a
  2. #4a6add

Split complementary

  1. #ddbd4a
  2. #4ab3dd
  3. #734add

Analogous

  1. #dd734a
  2. #ddbd4a
  3. #b3dd4a

Triadic

  1. #ddbd4a
  2. #4addbd
  3. #bd4add

Tetradic

  1. #ddbd4a
  2. #6add4a
  3. #4a6add
  4. #bd4add

Square

  1. #ddbd4a
  2. #4add73
  3. #4a6add
  4. #dd4ab3

Monochromatic

  1. #786216
  2. #b89723
  3. #ddbd4a
  4. #e9d48a
  5. #f5eccb

Shades

#ddbd4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbd4a
  2. #c7aa43
  3. #b1973b
  4. #9b8434
  5. #85712c
  6. #6f5f25
  7. #584c1e
  8. #423916
  9. #2c260f
  10. #161307
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbd4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbd4a
  2. #e0c45c
  3. #e4ca6e
  4. #e7d180
  5. #ebd792
  6. #eedea5
  7. #f1e5b7
  8. #f5ebc9
  9. #f8f2db
  10. #fcf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbd4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbd4a
  2. #d4b74f
  3. #cab155
  4. #c1ab5a
  5. #b8a560
  6. #af9f65
  7. #a5986a
  8. #9c9270
  9. #938c75
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbe9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0ba3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c350 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeafa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5bb42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac14d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b58a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbd4a {
  color: #ddbd4a;
}
Background
.bg-ddbd4a {
  background-color: #ddbd4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbd4a {
  border: 2px solid #ddbd4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbd4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 189 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 68% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbd4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbd4a, #b3dd4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbd4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 189 74 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.92 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.74 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.26 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.98 #2242b5 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbd4a  rgb(221, 189, 74)  hsl(47, 68%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4a6add  rgb(74, 106, 221)  hsl(227, 68%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#4addbd  rgb(74, 221, 189)  hsl(167, 68%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bd4add  rgb(189, 74, 221)  hsl(287, 68%, 58%)  Medium Orchid