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#DDBD59

#ddbd59 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbd59 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.48% magenta, 59.73% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 45.45°, with 66% saturation and 60.78% 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 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.5249

Complementary

  1. #ddbd59
  2. #5979dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbd59
  2. #59bbdd
  3. #7b59dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7b59
  2. #ddbd59
  3. #bbdd59

Triadic

  1. #ddbd59
  2. #59ddbd
  3. #bd59dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbd59
  2. #79dd59
  3. #5979dd
  4. #bd59dd

Square

  1. #ddbd59
  2. #59dd7b
  3. #5979dd
  4. #dd59bb

Monochromatic

  1. #82691b
  2. #c29c28
  3. #ddbd59
  4. #ead698
  5. #f7efd8

Shades

#ddbd59 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbd59
  2. #c7aa50
  3. #b19747
  4. #9b843e
  5. #857135
  6. #6f5f2d
  7. #584c24
  8. #42391b
  9. #2c2612
  10. #161309
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbd59 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbd59
  2. #e0c46a
  3. #e4ca7a
  4. #e7d18b
  5. #ebd79b
  6. #eedeac
  7. #f1e5bd
  8. #f5ebcd
  9. #f8f2de
  10. #fcf8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbd59 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbd59
  2. #d4b75d
  3. #cab161
  4. #c1ab65
  5. #b8a569
  6. #af9f6d
  7. #a59870
  8. #9c9274
  9. #938c78
  10. #89867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbfa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfba4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c45d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5bb53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac15c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbd59 {
  color: #ddbd59;
}
Background
.bg-ddbd59 {
  background-color: #ddbd59;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbd59 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbd59;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbd59;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 189 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 66% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbd59 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbd59, #bbdd59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbd59 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 189 89 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.14 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.38 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.40 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.28 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.43 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.68 #2242a6 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbd59  rgb(221, 189, 89)  hsl(45, 66%, 61%)  Old Gold
#5979dd  rgb(89, 121, 221)  hsl(225, 66%, 61%)  Glaucous
#59ddbd  rgb(89, 221, 189)  hsl(165, 66%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bd59dd  rgb(189, 89, 221)  hsl(285, 66%, 61%)  Medium Orchid