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#DDC023

#ddc023 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddc023 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 75.29% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.12% magenta, 84.16% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 50.65°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5319

Complementary

  1. #ddc023
  2. #2340dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc023
  2. #239ddd
  3. #6323dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6323
  2. #ddc023
  3. #9ddd23

Triadic

  1. #ddc023
  2. #23ddc0
  3. #c023dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc023
  2. #40dd23
  3. #2340dd
  4. #c023dd

Square

  1. #ddc023
  2. #23dd63
  3. #2340dd
  4. #dd239d

Monochromatic

  1. #594d0e
  2. #9b8718
  3. #ddc023
  4. #e7d365
  5. #f1e6a8

Shades

#ddc023 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc023
  2. #c7ad20
  3. #b19a1c
  4. #9b8619
  5. #857315
  6. #6f6012
  7. #584d0e
  8. #423a0b
  9. #2c2607
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc023 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc023
  2. #e0c639
  3. #e4cd4f
  4. #e7d365
  5. #ebd97b
  6. #eee091
  7. #f1e6a7
  8. #f5ecbd
  9. #f8f2d3
  10. #fcf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc023 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc023
  2. #d4ba2c
  3. #cab336
  4. #c1ad3f
  5. #b8a648
  6. #afa052
  7. #a59a5b
  8. #9c9364
  9. #938d6d
  10. #898677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc531 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8bd01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc32c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b784 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc023 {
  color: #ddc023;
}
Background
.bg-ddc023 {
  background-color: #ddc023;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc023 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc023;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc023;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 192 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc023 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc023, #9ddd23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc023 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 192 35 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.64 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.34 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.70 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.91 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.58 #223fdc Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddc023  rgb(221, 192, 35)  hsl(51, 73%, 50%)  Old Gold
#2340dd  rgb(35, 64, 221)  hsl(231, 73%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#23ddc0  rgb(35, 221, 192)  hsl(171, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#c023dd  rgb(192, 35, 221)  hsl(291, 73%, 50%)  Electric Purple