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#DDBF40

#ddbf40 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbf40 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.57% magenta, 71.04% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.54°, with 69.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.53

Complementary

  1. #ddbf40
  2. #405edd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbf40
  2. #40acdd
  3. #7140dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7140
  2. #ddbf40
  3. #acdd40

Triadic

  1. #ddbf40
  2. #40ddbf
  3. #bf40dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbf40
  2. #5edd40
  3. #405edd
  4. #bf40dd

Square

  1. #ddbf40
  2. #40dd71
  3. #405edd
  4. #dd40ac

Monochromatic

  1. #705e14
  2. #b19520
  3. #ddbf40
  4. #e9d581
  5. #f4ebc2

Shades

#ddbf40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbf40
  2. #c7ac3a
  3. #b19933
  4. #9b862d
  5. #857326
  6. #6f6020
  7. #584c1a
  8. #423913
  9. #2c260d
  10. #161306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbf40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbf40
  2. #e0c553
  3. #e4cc66
  4. #e7d279
  5. #ebd98c
  6. #eedfa0
  7. #f1e5b3
  8. #f5ecc6
  9. #f8f2d9
  10. #fcf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbf40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbf40
  2. #d4b946
  3. #cab24d
  4. #c1ac53
  5. #b8a65a
  6. #afa060
  7. #a59966
  8. #9c936d
  9. #938d73
  10. #89867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc09d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac547 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bd35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc244 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbf40 {
  color: #ddbf40;
}
Background
.bg-ddbf40 {
  background-color: #ddbf40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbf40 {
  border: 2px solid #ddbf40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbf40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 191 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbf40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbf40, #acdd40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbf40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 191 64 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.48 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.70 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.16 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.42 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.36 #2240bf Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbf40  rgb(221, 191, 64)  hsl(49, 70%, 56%)  Old Gold
#405edd  rgb(64, 94, 221)  hsl(229, 70%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#40ddbf  rgb(64, 221, 191)  hsl(169, 70%, 56%)  Turquoise
#bf40dd  rgb(191, 64, 221)  hsl(289, 70%, 56%)  Medium Orchid