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#DDC346

#ddc346 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddc346 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 68.33% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.67°, with 68.95% saturation and 57.06% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5484

Complementary

  1. #ddc346
  2. #4660dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc346
  2. #46abdd
  3. #7846dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7846
  2. #ddc346
  3. #abdd46

Triadic

  1. #ddc346
  2. #46ddc3
  3. #c346dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc346
  2. #60dd46
  3. #4660dd
  4. #c346dd

Square

  1. #ddc346
  2. #46dd78
  3. #4660dd
  4. #dd46ab

Monochromatic

  1. #756415
  2. #b59c21
  3. #ddc346
  4. #e9d887
  5. #f5edc7

Shades

#ddc346 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc346
  2. #c7b03f
  3. #b19c38
  4. #9b8931
  5. #85752a
  6. #6f6223
  7. #584e1c
  8. #423b15
  9. #2c270e
  10. #161407
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc346 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc346
  2. #e0c959
  3. #e4cf6b
  4. #e7d57e
  5. #ebdb90
  6. #eee1a3
  7. #f1e7b5
  8. #f5edc8
  9. #f8f3da
  10. #fcf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc346 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc346
  2. #d4bc4c
  3. #cab652
  4. #c1af57
  5. #b8a85d
  6. #afa263
  7. #a59b69
  8. #9c946f
  9. #938d74
  10. #89877a
  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 #cec3a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bf35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc74d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb5a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c03c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc64a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7bb8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc346 {
  color: #ddc346;
}
Background
.bg-ddc346 {
  background-color: #ddc346;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc346 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc346;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc346;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 195 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc346 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc346, #abdd46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc346 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 195 70 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.63 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.54 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.73 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.77 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.90 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.97 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.98 #223cb9 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddc346  rgb(221, 195, 70)  hsl(50, 69%, 57%)  Old Gold
#4660dd  rgb(70, 96, 221)  hsl(230, 69%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#46ddc3  rgb(70, 221, 195)  hsl(170, 69%, 57%)  Turquoise
#c346dd  rgb(195, 70, 221)  hsl(290, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid