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#DDBF2E

#ddbf2e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbf2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 74.9% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.57% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.71°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 11.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.5283

Complementary

  1. #ddbf2e
  2. #2e4cdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbf2e
  2. #2ea4dd
  3. #672edd

Analogous

  1. #dd672e
  2. #ddbf2e
  3. #a4dd2e

Triadic

  1. #ddbf2e
  2. #2eddbf
  3. #bf2edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbf2e
  2. #4cdd2e
  3. #2e4cdd
  4. #bf2edd

Square

  1. #ddbf2e
  2. #2edd67
  3. #2e4cdd
  4. #dd2ea4

Monochromatic

  1. #625410
  2. #a48c1b
  3. #ddbf2e
  4. #e8d370
  5. #f2e7b2

Shades

#ddbf2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbf2e
  2. #c7ac29
  3. #b19925
  4. #9b8620
  5. #85731c
  6. #6f6017
  7. #584c12
  8. #42390e
  9. #2c2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbf2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbf2e
  2. #e0c543
  3. #e4cc58
  4. #e7d26d
  5. #ebd982
  6. #eedf97
  7. #f1e5ab
  8. #f5ecc0
  9. #f8f2d5
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbf2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbf2e
  2. #d4b936
  3. #cab23e
  4. #c1ac47
  5. #b8a64f
  6. #afa057
  7. #a5995f
  8. #9c9367
  9. #938d70
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb03 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc439 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bc1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc235 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbf2e {
  color: #ddbf2e;
}
Background
.bg-ddbf2e {
  background-color: #ddbf2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbf2e {
  border: 2px solid #ddbf2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbf2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 191 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbf2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbf2e, #a4dd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbf2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 191 46 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.52 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.69 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.02 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.23 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.63 #2240d1 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbf2e  rgb(221, 191, 46)  hsl(50, 72%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2e4cdd  rgb(46, 76, 221)  hsl(230, 72%, 52%)  Iris
#2eddbf  rgb(46, 221, 191)  hsl(170, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bf2edd  rgb(191, 46, 221)  hsl(290, 72%, 52%)  Electric Purple