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#DDBF33

#ddbf33 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbf33 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 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.57% magenta, 76.92% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.41°, with 71.43% saturation and 53.33% 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 3.33.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5287

Complementary

  1. #ddbf33
  2. #3351dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbf33
  2. #33a6dd
  3. #6a33dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6a33
  2. #ddbf33
  3. #a6dd33

Triadic

  1. #ddbf33
  2. #33ddbf
  3. #bf33dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbf33
  2. #51dd33
  3. #3351dd
  4. #bf33dd

Square

  1. #ddbf33
  2. #33dd6a
  3. #3351dd
  4. #dd33a6

Monochromatic

  1. #665711
  2. #a88f1c
  3. #ddbf33
  4. #e8d475
  5. #f3e8b6

Shades

#ddbf33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbf33
  2. #c7ac2e
  3. #b19929
  4. #9b8624
  5. #85731f
  6. #6f601a
  7. #584c14
  8. #42390f
  9. #2c260a
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbf33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbf33
  2. #e0c547
  3. #e4cc5c
  4. #e7d270
  5. #ebd985
  6. #eedf99
  7. #f1e5ad
  8. #f5ecc2
  9. #f8f2d6
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbf33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbf33
  2. #d4b93b
  3. #cab242
  4. #c1ac4a
  5. #b8a652
  6. #afa05a
  7. #a59961
  8. #9c9369
  9. #938d71
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc43c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bc24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc239 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbf33 {
  color: #ddbf33;
}
Background
.bg-ddbf33 {
  background-color: #ddbf33;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbf33 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbf33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbf33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 191 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbf33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbf33, #a6dd33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbf33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 191 51 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.84 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.85 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.07 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.51 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.64 #2240cc Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbf33  rgb(221, 191, 51)  hsl(49, 71%, 53%)  Old Gold
#3351dd  rgb(51, 81, 221)  hsl(229, 71%, 53%)  Iris
#33ddbf  rgb(51, 221, 191)  hsl(169, 71%, 53%)  Turquoise
#bf33dd  rgb(191, 51, 221)  hsl(289, 71%, 53%)  Electric Purple