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#DDC356

#ddc356 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddc356 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 61.09% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.44°, with 66.5% saturation and 60.2% 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 12.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.5507

Complementary

  1. #ddc356
  2. #5670dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc356
  2. #56b4dd
  3. #8056dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8056
  2. #ddc356
  3. #b4dd56

Triadic

  1. #ddc356
  2. #56ddc3
  3. #c356dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc356
  2. #70dd56
  3. #5670dd
  4. #c356dd

Square

  1. #ddc356
  2. #56dd80
  3. #5670dd
  4. #dd56b4

Monochromatic

  1. #806c1a
  2. #c0a227
  3. #ddc356
  4. #eada96
  5. #f7f0d5

Shades

#ddc356 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc356
  2. #c7b04d
  3. #b19c45
  4. #9b893c
  5. #857534
  6. #6f622b
  7. #584e22
  8. #423b1a
  9. #2c2711
  10. #161409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc356 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc356
  2. #e0c967
  3. #e4cf78
  4. #e7d589
  5. #ebdb9a
  6. #eee1ab
  7. #f1e7bb
  8. #f5edcc
  9. #f8f3dd
  10. #fcf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc356 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc356
  2. #d4bc5a
  3. #cab65e
  4. #c1af63
  5. #b8a867
  6. #afa26b
  7. #a59b6f
  8. #9c9473
  9. #938d78
  10. #89877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec3a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bf4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc75b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb6ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c14f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc659 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7bb91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc356 {
  color: #ddc356;
}
Background
.bg-ddc356 {
  background-color: #ddc356;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc356 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc356;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc356;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 195 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc356 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc356, #b4dd56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc356 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 195 86 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.44 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.77 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.96 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.02 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.29 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.54 #223ca9 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddc356  rgb(221, 195, 86)  hsl(48, 67%, 60%)  Old Gold
#5670dd  rgb(86, 112, 221)  hsl(228, 67%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#56ddc3  rgb(86, 221, 195)  hsl(168, 67%, 60%)  Turquoise
#c356dd  rgb(195, 86, 221)  hsl(288, 67%, 60%)  Medium Orchid