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#DDBF3A

#ddbf3a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbf3a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.57% magenta, 73.76% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.96°, with 70.56% saturation and 54.71% 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 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.11.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5294

Complementary

  1. #ddbf3a
  2. #3a58dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbf3a
  2. #3aa9dd
  3. #6e3add

Analogous

  1. #dd6e3a
  2. #ddbf3a
  3. #a9dd3a

Triadic

  1. #ddbf3a
  2. #3addbf
  3. #bf3add

Tetradic

  1. #ddbf3a
  2. #58dd3a
  3. #3a58dd
  4. #bf3add

Square

  1. #ddbf3a
  2. #3add6e
  3. #3a58dd
  4. #dd3aa9

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5b13
  2. #ad921e
  3. #ddbf3a
  4. #e8d47b
  5. #f4e9bc

Shades

#ddbf3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbf3a
  2. #c7ac34
  3. #b1992e
  4. #9b8629
  5. #857323
  6. #6f601d
  7. #584c17
  8. #423911
  9. #2c260c
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbf3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbf3a
  2. #e0c54e
  3. #e4cc61
  4. #e7d275
  5. #ebd989
  6. #eedf9d
  7. #f1e5b0
  8. #f5ecc4
  9. #f8f2d8
  10. #fcf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbf3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbf3a
  2. #d4b941
  3. #cab248
  4. #c1ac4f
  5. #b8a656
  6. #afa05d
  7. #a59964
  8. #9c936b
  9. #938d72
  10. #898679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccc09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac442 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bd2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc23f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b687 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbf3a {
  color: #ddbf3a;
}
Background
.bg-ddbf3a {
  background-color: #ddbf3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbf3a {
  border: 2px solid #ddbf3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbf3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 191 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbf3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbf3a, #a9dd3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbf3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 191 58 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.11 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.63 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.85 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.08 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.11 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.87 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.64 #2240c5 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbf3a  rgb(221, 191, 58)  hsl(49, 71%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3a58dd  rgb(58, 88, 221)  hsl(229, 71%, 55%)  Iris
#3addbf  rgb(58, 221, 191)  hsl(169, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise
#bf3add  rgb(191, 58, 221)  hsl(289, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid