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#DDC359

#ddc359 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddc359 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 59.73% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.18°, with 66% saturation and 60.78% 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 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5512

Complementary

  1. #ddc359
  2. #5973dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc359
  2. #59b5dd
  3. #8159dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8159
  2. #ddc359
  3. #b5dd59

Triadic

  1. #ddc359
  2. #59ddc3
  3. #c359dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc359
  2. #73dd59
  3. #5973dd
  4. #c359dd

Square

  1. #ddc359
  2. #59dd81
  3. #5973dd
  4. #dd59b5

Monochromatic

  1. #826e1b
  2. #c2a328
  3. #ddc359
  4. #eada98
  5. #f7f1d8

Shades

#ddc359 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc359
  2. #c7b050
  3. #b19c47
  4. #9b893e
  5. #857535
  6. #6f622d
  7. #584e24
  8. #423b1b
  9. #2c2712
  10. #161409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc359 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc359
  2. #e0c96a
  3. #e4cf7a
  4. #e7d58b
  5. #ebdb9b
  6. #eee1ac
  7. #f1e7bd
  8. #f5edcd
  9. #f8f3de
  10. #fcf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc359 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc359
  2. #d4bc5d
  3. #cab661
  4. #c1af65
  5. #b8a869
  6. #afa26d
  7. #a59b70
  8. #9c9474
  9. #938d78
  10. #89877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec4a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bf4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc75e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb6ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c153 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc65c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7bb92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc359 {
  color: #ddc359;
}
Background
.bg-ddc359 {
  background-color: #ddc359;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc359 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc359;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc359;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 195 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 66% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc359 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc359, #b5dd59);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc359 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 195 89 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.84 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.02 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.11 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.26 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.49 #223ca6 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddc359  rgb(221, 195, 89)  hsl(48, 66%, 61%)  Old Gold
#5973dd  rgb(89, 115, 221)  hsl(228, 66%, 61%)  Royal Blue
#59ddc3  rgb(89, 221, 195)  hsl(168, 66%, 61%)  Turquoise
#c359dd  rgb(195, 89, 221)  hsl(288, 66%, 61%)  Medium Orchid