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#DDC262

#ddc262 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddc262 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 76.08% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.22% magenta, 55.66% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 46.83°, with 64.4% saturation and 62.55% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.5484

Complementary

  1. #ddc262
  2. #627ddd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc262
  2. #62bbdd
  3. #8562dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8562
  2. #ddc262
  3. #bbdd62

Triadic

  1. #ddc262
  2. #62ddc2
  3. #c262dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc262
  2. #7ddd62
  3. #627ddd
  4. #c262dd

Square

  1. #ddc262
  2. #62dd85
  3. #627ddd
  4. #dd62bb

Monochromatic

  1. #88711e
  2. #c7a52b
  3. #ddc262
  4. #ebdaa1
  5. #f8f3e0

Shades

#ddc262 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc262
  2. #c7af58
  3. #b19b4e
  4. #9b8845
  5. #85743b
  6. #6f6131
  7. #584e27
  8. #423a1d
  9. #2c2714
  10. #16130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc262 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc262
  2. #e0c872
  3. #e4ce81
  4. #e7d491
  5. #ebdaa1
  6. #eee1b1
  7. #f1e7c0
  8. #f5edd0
  9. #f8f3e0
  10. #fcf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc262 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc262
  2. #d4bb65
  3. #cab568
  4. #c1ae6b
  5. #b8a86e
  6. #afa171
  7. #a59a74
  8. #9c9477
  9. #938d7a
  10. #89877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec3a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bf59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac766 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb5ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c05d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc564 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ba94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc262 {
  color: #ddc262;
}
Background
.bg-ddc262 {
  background-color: #ddc262;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc262 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc262;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc262;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 194 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 64% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc262 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc262, #bbdd62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc262 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 194 98 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.99 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.09 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.35 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.48 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.59 #223d9d Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddc262  rgb(221, 194, 98)  hsl(47, 64%, 63%)  Old Gold
#627ddd  rgb(98, 125, 221)  hsl(227, 64%, 63%)  Glaucous
#62ddc2  rgb(98, 221, 194)  hsl(167, 64%, 63%)  Turquoise
#c262dd  rgb(194, 98, 221)  hsl(287, 64%, 63%)  Medium Orchid