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#DDC045

#ddc045 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddc045 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.12% magenta, 68.78% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.55°, with 69.09% saturation and 56.86% 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 11.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.535

Complementary

  1. #ddc045
  2. #4562dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc045
  2. #45aedd
  3. #7445dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7445
  2. #ddc045
  3. #aedd45

Triadic

  1. #ddc045
  2. #45ddc0
  3. #c045dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc045
  2. #62dd45
  3. #4562dd
  4. #c045dd

Square

  1. #ddc045
  2. #45dd74
  3. #4562dd
  4. #dd45ae

Monochromatic

  1. #746215
  2. #b49821
  3. #ddc045
  4. #e9d686
  5. #f5ecc6

Shades

#ddc045 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc045
  2. #c7ad3e
  3. #b19a37
  4. #9b8630
  5. #857329
  6. #6f6023
  7. #584d1c
  8. #423a15
  9. #2c260e
  10. #161307
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc045 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc045
  2. #e0c658
  3. #e4cd6a
  4. #e7d37d
  5. #ebd98f
  6. #eee0a2
  7. #f1e6b5
  8. #f5ecc7
  9. #f8f2da
  10. #fcf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc045 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc045
  2. #d4ba4b
  3. #cab351
  4. #c1ad57
  5. #b8a65d
  6. #afa063
  7. #a59a68
  8. #9c936e
  9. #938d74
  10. #89867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc19f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bc34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc54c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb2a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7be3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc349 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8b88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc045 {
  color: #ddc045;
}
Background
.bg-ddc045 {
  background-color: #ddc045;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc045 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc045;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc045;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 192 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc045 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc045, #aedd45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc045 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 192 69 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.95 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.42 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.69 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.12 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.32 #223fba Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddc045  rgb(221, 192, 69)  hsl(49, 69%, 57%)  Old Gold
#4562dd  rgb(69, 98, 221)  hsl(229, 69%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#45ddc0  rgb(69, 221, 192)  hsl(169, 69%, 57%)  Turquoise
#c045dd  rgb(192, 69, 221)  hsl(289, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid