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#DDC079

#ddc079 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddc079 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 75.29% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.12% magenta, 45.25% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 42.6°, with 59.52% saturation and 67.06% 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 11.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 6.62.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5445

Complementary

  1. #ddc079
  2. #7996dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc079
  2. #79c8dd
  3. #8e79dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8e79
  2. #ddc079
  3. #c8dd79

Triadic

  1. #ddc079
  2. #79ddc0
  3. #c079dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc079
  2. #96dd79
  3. #7996dd
  4. #c079dd

Square

  1. #ddc079
  2. #79dd8e
  3. #7996dd
  4. #dd79c8

Monochromatic

  1. #977626
  2. #cea33c
  3. #ddc079
  4. #ecddb6
  5. #fbf7ef

Shades

#ddc079 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc079
  2. #c7ad6d
  3. #b19a61
  4. #9b8655
  5. #857349
  6. #6f603d
  7. #584d30
  8. #423a24
  9. #2c2618
  10. #16130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc079 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc079
  2. #e0c686
  3. #e4cd94
  4. #e7d3a1
  5. #ebd9af
  6. #eee0bc
  7. #f1e6c9
  8. #f5ecd7
  9. #f8f2e4
  10. #fcf9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc079 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc079
  2. #d4ba7a
  3. #cab37a
  4. #c1ad7b
  5. #b8a67c
  6. #afa07d
  7. #a59a7d
  8. #9c937e
  9. #938d7f
  10. #89867f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec2aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfbe73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c67b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebb5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5bf76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9c47a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ba9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc079 {
  color: #ddc079;
}
Background
.bg-ddc079 {
  background-color: #ddc079;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc079 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc079;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc079;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 192 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 60% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc079 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc079, #c8dd79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc079 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 192 121 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.62 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.64 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.74 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.60 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.79 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 7.84 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.92 #223f86 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#ddc079  rgb(221, 192, 121)  hsl(43, 60%, 67%)  Vegas Gold
#7996dd  rgb(121, 150, 221)  hsl(223, 60%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#79ddc0  rgb(121, 221, 192)  hsl(163, 60%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#c079dd  rgb(192, 121, 221)  hsl(283, 60%, 67%)  Floral Lavender