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#DDBD4E

#ddbd4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbd4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 46.57°, with 67.77% saturation and 58.63% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.5232

Complementary

  1. #ddbd4e
  2. #4e6edd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbd4e
  2. #4eb6dd
  3. #764edd

Analogous

  1. #dd764e
  2. #ddbd4e
  3. #b6dd4e

Triadic

  1. #ddbd4e
  2. #4eddbd
  3. #bd4edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbd4e
  2. #6edd4e
  3. #4e6edd
  4. #bd4edd

Square

  1. #ddbd4e
  2. #4edd76
  3. #4e6edd
  4. #dd4eb6

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6418
  2. #bb9924
  3. #ddbd4e
  4. #e9d58e
  5. #f6edce

Shades

#ddbd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbd4e
  2. #c7aa46
  3. #b1973e
  4. #9b8437
  5. #85712f
  6. #6f5f27
  7. #584c1f
  8. #423917
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbd4e
  2. #e0c460
  3. #e4ca71
  4. #e7d183
  5. #ebd795
  6. #eedea7
  7. #f1e5b8
  8. #f5ebca
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fcf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbd4e
  2. #d4b753
  3. #cab158
  4. #c1ab5d
  5. #b8a562
  6. #af9f67
  7. #a5986c
  8. #9c9271
  9. #938c76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbe9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0ba41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c353 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeafa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5bb47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac151 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b58b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbd4e {
  color: #ddbd4e;
}
Background
.bg-ddbd4e {
  background-color: #ddbd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbd4e {
  border: 2px solid #ddbd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 189 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbd4e, #b6dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 189 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.24 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.97 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.49 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.55 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.59 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.04 #2242b1 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbd4e  rgb(221, 189, 78)  hsl(47, 68%, 59%)  Old Gold
#4e6edd  rgb(78, 110, 221)  hsl(227, 68%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#4eddbd  rgb(78, 221, 189)  hsl(167, 68%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bd4edd  rgb(189, 78, 221)  hsl(287, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid