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#DDC026

#ddc026 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddc026 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.12% magenta, 82.81% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 50.49°, with 72.91% saturation and 50.78% 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 3.99.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5321

Complementary

  1. #ddc026
  2. #2643dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc026
  2. #269edd
  3. #6426dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6426
  2. #ddc026
  3. #9edd26

Triadic

  1. #ddc026
  2. #26ddc0
  3. #c026dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc026
  2. #43dd26
  3. #2643dd
  4. #c026dd

Square

  1. #ddc026
  2. #26dd64
  3. #2643dd
  4. #dd269e

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4f0e
  2. #9e8919
  3. #ddc026
  4. #e7d368
  5. #f2e6aa

Shades

#ddc026 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc026
  2. #c7ad22
  3. #b19a1e
  4. #9b861b
  5. #857317
  6. #6f6013
  7. #584d0f
  8. #423a0b
  9. #2c2608
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc026 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc026
  2. #e0c63c
  3. #e4cd51
  4. #e7d367
  5. #ebd97d
  6. #eee093
  7. #f1e6a8
  8. #f5ecbe
  9. #f8f2d4
  10. #fcf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc026 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc026
  2. #d4ba2f
  3. #cab338
  4. #c1ad41
  5. #b8a64a
  6. #afa053
  7. #a59a5c
  8. #9c9365
  9. #938d6e
  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 #dcc533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8bd0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc32e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b784 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc026 {
  color: #ddc026;
}
Background
.bg-ddc026 {
  background-color: #ddc026;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc026 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc026;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc026;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 192 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc026 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc026, #9edd26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc026 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 192 38 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.53 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.71 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.61 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.82 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 6.63 #223fd9 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddc026  rgb(221, 192, 38)  hsl(50, 73%, 51%)  Old Gold
#2643dd  rgb(38, 67, 221)  hsl(230, 73%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#26ddc0  rgb(38, 221, 192)  hsl(170, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise
#c026dd  rgb(192, 38, 221)  hsl(290, 73%, 51%)  Electric Purple