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#DDC030

#ddc030 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddc030 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 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.12% magenta, 78.28% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.94°, with 71.78% saturation and 52.75% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5328

Complementary

  1. #ddc030
  2. #304ddd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc030
  2. #30a4dd
  3. #6a30dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6a30
  2. #ddc030
  3. #a4dd30

Triadic

  1. #ddc030
  2. #30ddc0
  3. #c030dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc030
  2. #4ddd30
  3. #304ddd
  4. #c030dd

Square

  1. #ddc030
  2. #30dd6a
  3. #304ddd
  4. #dd30a4

Monochromatic

  1. #645610
  2. #a58e1b
  3. #ddc030
  4. #e8d472
  5. #f3e8b3

Shades

#ddc030 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc030
  2. #c7ad2b
  3. #b19a26
  4. #9b8622
  5. #85731d
  6. #6f6018
  7. #584d13
  8. #423a0e
  9. #2c260a
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc030 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc030
  2. #e0c645
  3. #e4cd59
  4. #e7d36e
  5. #ebd983
  6. #eee098
  7. #f1e6ac
  8. #f5ecc1
  9. #f8f2d6
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc030 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc030
  2. #d4ba38
  3. #cab340
  4. #c1ad48
  5. #b8a650
  6. #afa058
  7. #a59a60
  8. #9c9368
  9. #938d70
  10. #898678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc53a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb1a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8bd1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc336 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b786 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc030 {
  color: #ddc030;
}
Background
.bg-ddc030 {
  background-color: #ddc030;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc030 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc030;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc030;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 192 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc030 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc030, #a4dd30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc030 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 192 48 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.74 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.05 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.28 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.50 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.69 #223fcf Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddc030  rgb(221, 192, 48)  hsl(50, 72%, 53%)  Old Gold
#304ddd  rgb(48, 77, 221)  hsl(230, 72%, 53%)  Iris
#30ddc0  rgb(48, 221, 192)  hsl(170, 72%, 53%)  Turquoise
#c030dd  rgb(192, 48, 221)  hsl(290, 72%, 53%)  Electric Purple