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#DDC331

#ddc331 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddc331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 77.83% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 50.93°, with 71.67% saturation and 52.94% 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5462

Complementary

  1. #ddc331
  2. #314bdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc331
  2. #31a1dd
  3. #6d31dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6d31
  2. #ddc331
  3. #a1dd31

Triadic

  1. #ddc331
  2. #31ddc3
  3. #c331dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc331
  2. #4bdd31
  3. #314bdd
  4. #c331dd

Square

  1. #ddc331
  2. #31dd6d
  3. #314bdd
  4. #dd31a1

Monochromatic

  1. #645811
  2. #a6911b
  3. #ddc331
  4. #e8d673
  5. #f3e9b4

Shades

#ddc331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc331
  2. #c7b02c
  3. #b19c27
  4. #9b8922
  5. #85751d
  6. #6f6219
  7. #584e14
  8. #423b0f
  9. #2c270a
  10. #161405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc331
  2. #e0c946
  3. #e4cf5a
  4. #e7d56f
  5. #ebdb83
  6. #eee198
  7. #f1e7ad
  8. #f5edc1
  9. #f8f3d6
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc331
  2. #d4bc39
  3. #cab641
  4. #c1af49
  5. #b8a851
  6. #afa259
  7. #a59b60
  8. #9c9468
  9. #938d70
  10. #898778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec39e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be0b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec73c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efb4a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c020 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc538 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ba88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc331 {
  color: #ddc331;
}
Background
.bg-ddc331 {
  background-color: #ddc331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc331 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc331, #a1dd31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.18 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.93 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.85 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.24 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.48 #223cce Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddc331  rgb(221, 195, 49)  hsl(51, 72%, 53%)  Old Gold
#314bdd  rgb(49, 75, 221)  hsl(231, 72%, 53%)  Iris
#31ddc3  rgb(49, 221, 195)  hsl(171, 72%, 53%)  Turquoise
#c331dd  rgb(195, 49, 221)  hsl(291, 72%, 53%)  Electric Purple