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#DDBF36

#ddbf36 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbf36 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.57% magenta, 75.57% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.22°, with 71.06% saturation and 53.92% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.529

Complementary

  1. #ddbf36
  2. #3654dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbf36
  2. #36a7dd
  3. #6b36dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6b36
  2. #ddbf36
  3. #a7dd36

Triadic

  1. #ddbf36
  2. #36ddbf
  3. #bf36dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbf36
  2. #54dd36
  3. #3654dd
  4. #bf36dd

Square

  1. #ddbf36
  2. #36dd6b
  3. #3654dd
  4. #dd36a7

Monochromatic

  1. #685912
  2. #aa901d
  3. #ddbf36
  4. #e8d477
  5. #f3e9b9

Shades

#ddbf36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbf36
  2. #c7ac31
  3. #b1992b
  4. #9b8626
  5. #857320
  6. #6f601b
  7. #584c16
  8. #423910
  9. #2c260b
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbf36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbf36
  2. #e0c54a
  3. #e4cc5e
  4. #e7d272
  5. #ebd986
  6. #eedf9b
  7. #f1e5af
  8. #f5ecc3
  9. #f8f2d7
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbf36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbf36
  2. #d4b93d
  3. #cab245
  4. #c1ac4c
  5. #b8a654
  6. #afa05b
  7. #a59962
  8. #9c936a
  9. #938d71
  10. #898679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc43f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bd28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc23c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b686 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbf36 {
  color: #ddbf36;
}
Background
.bg-ddbf36 {
  background-color: #ddbf36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbf36 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbf36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbf36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 191 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbf36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbf36, #a7dd36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbf36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 191 54 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.22 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.75 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.95 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.97 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.05 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.66 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.65 #2240c9 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbf36  rgb(221, 191, 54)  hsl(49, 71%, 54%)  Old Gold
#3654dd  rgb(54, 84, 221)  hsl(229, 71%, 54%)  Iris
#36ddbf  rgb(54, 221, 191)  hsl(169, 71%, 54%)  Turquoise
#bf36dd  rgb(191, 54, 221)  hsl(289, 71%, 54%)  Medium Orchid