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#FFDB22

#ffdb22 ≈ Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffdb22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 85.88% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 86.67% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 50.23°, with 100% saturation and 56.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gold (#ffd700), ΔE 1.37.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.7204

Complementary

  1. #ffdb22
  2. #2246ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffdb22
  2. #22b4ff
  3. #6d22ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6d22
  2. #ffdb22
  3. #b4ff22

Triadic

  1. #ffdb22
  2. #22ffdb
  3. #db22ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffdb22
  2. #46ff22
  3. #2246ff
  4. #db22ff

Square

  1. #ffdb22
  2. #22ff6d
  3. #2246ff
  4. #ff22b4

Monochromatic

  1. #887200
  2. #d5b200
  3. #ffdb22
  4. #ffe76f
  5. #fff4bb

Shades

#ffdb22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffdb22
  2. #e6c51f
  3. #ccaf1b
  4. #b39918
  5. #998314
  6. #806e11
  7. #66580e
  8. #4d420a
  9. #332c07
  10. #1a1603
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffdb22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffdb22
  2. #ffdf38
  3. #ffe24e
  4. #ffe664
  5. #ffe97a
  6. #ffed91
  7. #fff1a7
  8. #fff4bd
  9. #fff8d3
  10. #fffbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffdb22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffdb22
  2. #f2d22b
  3. #e6c935
  4. #d9c03e
  5. #ccb748
  6. #c0ae51
  7. #b3a45a
  8. #a69b64
  9. #99926d
  10. #8d8977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebdcb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3d600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce234 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8d800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fddf2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffd096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffdb22 {
  color: #ffdb22;
}
Background
.bg-ffdb22 {
  background-color: #ffdb22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffdb22 {
  border: 2px solid #ffdb22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffdb22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 219 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffdb22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffdb22, #b4ff22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffdb22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 219 34 / 0.35);
}

#ffd700 Gold ΔE 1.37 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 1.67 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 1.93 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 2.51 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.97 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.10 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.71 #0024dd Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Gold
#ffdb22  rgb(255, 219, 34)  hsl(50, 100%, 57%)  Gold
#2246ff  rgb(34, 70, 255)  hsl(230, 100%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#22ffdb  rgb(34, 255, 219)  hsl(170, 100%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#db22ff  rgb(219, 34, 255)  hsl(290, 100%, 57%)  Fuchsia