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#DDBF3C

#ddbf3c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbf3c 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 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.57% magenta, 72.85% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.82°, with 70.31% saturation and 55.1% 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 3.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5296

Complementary

  1. #ddbf3c
  2. #3c5add

Split complementary

  1. #ddbf3c
  2. #3cabdd
  3. #6f3cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd6f3c
  2. #ddbf3c
  3. #abdd3c

Triadic

  1. #ddbf3c
  2. #3cddbf
  3. #bf3cdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbf3c
  2. #5add3c
  3. #3c5add
  4. #bf3cdd

Square

  1. #ddbf3c
  2. #3cdd6f
  3. #3c5add
  4. #dd3cab

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5c13
  2. #ae931e
  3. #ddbf3c
  4. #e8d47d
  5. #f4eabe

Shades

#ddbf3c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbf3c
  2. #c7ac36
  3. #b19930
  4. #9b862a
  5. #857324
  6. #6f601e
  7. #584c18
  8. #423912
  9. #2c260c
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbf3c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbf3c
  2. #e0c550
  3. #e4cc63
  4. #e7d277
  5. #ebd98a
  6. #eedf9e
  7. #f1e5b1
  8. #f5ecc5
  9. #f8f2d8
  10. #fcf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbf3c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbf3c
  2. #d4b943
  3. #cab24a
  4. #c1ac50
  5. #b8a657
  6. #afa05e
  7. #a59965
  8. #9c936c
  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 #ccc09d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac444 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bd30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc241 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbf3c {
  color: #ddbf3c;
}
Background
.bg-ddbf3c {
  background-color: #ddbf3c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbf3c {
  border: 2px solid #ddbf3c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbf3c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 191 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbf3c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbf3c, #abdd3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbf3c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 191 60 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.06 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.79 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.21 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.00 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.61 #2240c3 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbf3c  rgb(221, 191, 60)  hsl(49, 70%, 55%)  Old Gold
#3c5add  rgb(60, 90, 221)  hsl(229, 70%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#3cddbf  rgb(60, 221, 191)  hsl(169, 70%, 55%)  Turquoise
#bf3cdd  rgb(191, 60, 221)  hsl(289, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid