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#DDC65D

#ddc65d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddc65d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 77.65% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.41% magenta, 57.92% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.22°, with 65.31% saturation and 61.57% 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 12.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5655

Complementary

  1. #ddc65d
  2. #5d74dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc65d
  2. #5db4dd
  3. #865ddd

Analogous

  1. #dd865d
  2. #ddc65d
  3. #b4dd5d

Triadic

  1. #ddc65d
  2. #5dddc6
  3. #c65ddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc65d
  2. #74dd5d
  3. #5d74dd
  4. #c65ddd

Square

  1. #ddc65d
  2. #5ddd86
  3. #5d74dd
  4. #dd5db4

Monochromatic

  1. #85721c
  2. #c4a829
  3. #ddc65d
  4. #eadc9c
  5. #f8f2db

Shades

#ddc65d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc65d
  2. #c7b254
  3. #b19e4a
  4. #9b8b41
  5. #857738
  6. #6f632f
  7. #584f25
  8. #423b1c
  9. #2c2813
  10. #161409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc65d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc65d
  2. #e0cc6d
  3. #e4d17d
  4. #e7d78e
  5. #ebdd9e
  6. #eee3ae
  7. #f1e8be
  8. #f5eece
  9. #f8f4df
  10. #fcf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc65d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc65d
  2. #d4bf61
  3. #cab864
  4. #c1b168
  5. #b8aa6b
  6. #afa36f
  7. #a59c72
  8. #9c9576
  9. #938e79
  10. #89877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c6a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c252 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddca62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edb9af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac357 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc860 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7be95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc65d {
  color: #ddc65d;
}
Background
.bg-ddc65d {
  background-color: #ddc65d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc65d {
  border: 2px solid #ddc65d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc65d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 198 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc65d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc65d, #b4dd5d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc65d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 198 93 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.84 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.55 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.73 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.76 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.85 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.06 #2239a2 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddc65d  rgb(221, 198, 93)  hsl(49, 65%, 62%)  Old Gold
#5d74dd  rgb(93, 116, 221)  hsl(229, 65%, 62%)  Royal Blue
#5dddc6  rgb(93, 221, 198)  hsl(169, 65%, 62%)  Turquoise
#c65ddd  rgb(198, 93, 221)  hsl(289, 65%, 62%)  Medium Orchid