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#DDC682

#ddc682 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddc682 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 77.65% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.41% magenta, 41.18% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 44.84°, with 57.23% saturation and 68.82% 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 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 6.27.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5737

Complementary

  1. #ddc682
  2. #8299dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc682
  2. #82c6dd
  3. #9882dd

Analogous

  1. #dd9882
  2. #ddc682
  3. #c6dd82

Triadic

  1. #ddc682
  2. #82ddc6
  3. #c682dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc682
  2. #99dd82
  3. #8299dd
  4. #c682dd

Square

  1. #ddc682
  2. #82dd98
  3. #8299dd
  4. #dd82c6

Monochromatic

  1. #9c7f2a
  2. #cdab46
  3. #ddc682
  4. #ede1be
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#ddc682 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc682
  2. #c7b275
  3. #b19e68
  4. #9b8b5b
  5. #85774e
  6. #6f6341
  7. #584f34
  8. #423b27
  9. #2c281a
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc682 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc682
  2. #e0cc8f
  3. #e4d19b
  4. #e7d7a8
  5. #ebddb4
  6. #eee3c1
  7. #f1e8cd
  8. #f5eeda
  9. #f8f4e6
  10. #fcf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc682 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc682
  2. #d4bf82
  3. #cab882
  4. #c1b181
  5. #b8aa81
  6. #afa381
  7. #a59c81
  8. #9c9581
  9. #938e80
  10. #898780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c7b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c47d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #daca84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eabcb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c57f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc983 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c0a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc682 {
  color: #ddc682;
}
Background
.bg-ddc682 {
  background-color: #ddc682;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc682 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc682;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc682;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 198 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 57% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc682 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc682, #c6dd82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc682 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 198 130 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.27 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.36 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.05 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.15 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.32 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.69 #22397d Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Buff
#ddc682  rgb(221, 198, 130)  hsl(45, 57%, 69%)  Buff
#8299dd  rgb(130, 153, 221)  hsl(225, 57%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#82ddc6  rgb(130, 221, 198)  hsl(165, 57%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#c682dd  rgb(198, 130, 221)  hsl(285, 57%, 69%)  Floral Lavender