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#DDC458

#ddc458 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddc458 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 76.86% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.31% magenta, 60.18% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.72°, with 66.17% saturation and 60.59% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.5556

Complementary

  1. #ddc458
  2. #5871dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc458
  2. #58b4dd
  3. #8258dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8258
  2. #ddc458
  3. #b4dd58

Triadic

  1. #ddc458
  2. #58ddc4
  3. #c458dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc458
  2. #71dd58
  3. #5871dd
  4. #c458dd

Square

  1. #ddc458
  2. #58dd82
  3. #5871dd
  4. #dd58b4

Monochromatic

  1. #826e1a
  2. #c1a427
  3. #ddc458
  4. #eada98
  5. #f7f1d7

Shades

#ddc458 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc458
  2. #c7b04f
  3. #b19d46
  4. #9b893e
  5. #857635
  6. #6f622c
  7. #584e23
  8. #423b1a
  9. #2c2712
  10. #161409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc458 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc458
  2. #e0ca69
  3. #e4d079
  4. #e7d68a
  5. #ebdc9b
  6. #eee2ac
  7. #f1e7bc
  8. #f5edcd
  9. #f8f3de
  10. #fcf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc458 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc458
  2. #d4bd5c
  3. #cab660
  4. #c1b064
  5. #b8a968
  6. #afa26c
  7. #a59b70
  8. #9c9474
  9. #938e78
  10. #89877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc4a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c04d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc85d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c251 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc65b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7bc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc458 {
  color: #ddc458;
}
Background
.bg-ddc458 {
  background-color: #ddc458;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc458 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc458;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc458;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 196 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 66% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc458 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc458, #b4dd58);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc458 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 196 88 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.46 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.92 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.11 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.31 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.36 #223ba7 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddc458  rgb(221, 196, 88)  hsl(49, 66%, 61%)  Old Gold
#5871dd  rgb(88, 113, 221)  hsl(229, 66%, 61%)  Royal Blue
#58ddc4  rgb(88, 221, 196)  hsl(169, 66%, 61%)  Turquoise
#c458dd  rgb(196, 88, 221)  hsl(289, 66%, 61%)  Medium Orchid