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#DDAC4E

#ddac4e ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddac4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 67.45% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.17% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 39.44°, with 67.77% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.4543

Complementary

  1. #ddac4e
  2. #4e7fdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddac4e
  2. #4ec7dd
  3. #654edd

Analogous

  1. #dd654e
  2. #ddac4e
  3. #c7dd4e

Triadic

  1. #ddac4e
  2. #4eddac
  3. #ac4edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddac4e
  2. #7fdd4e
  3. #4e7fdd
  4. #ac4edd

Square

  1. #ddac4e
  2. #4edd65
  3. #4e7fdd
  4. #dd4ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #7a5918
  2. #bb8724
  3. #ddac4e
  4. #e9ca8e
  5. #f6e8ce

Shades

#ddac4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddac4e
  2. #c79b46
  3. #b18a3e
  4. #9b7837
  5. #85672f
  6. #6f5627
  7. #58451f
  8. #423417
  9. #2c2210
  10. #161108
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddac4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddac4e
  2. #e0b460
  3. #e4bd71
  4. #e7c583
  5. #ebcd95
  6. #eed6a7
  7. #f1deb8
  8. #f5e6ca
  9. #f8eedc
  10. #fcf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddac4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddac4e
  2. #d4a853
  3. #caa358
  4. #c19f5d
  5. #b89a62
  6. #af9667
  7. #a5926c
  8. #9c8d71
  9. #938976
  10. #89847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b196 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ac44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb951 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef9d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccac48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b450 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8a380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddac4e {
  color: #ddac4e;
}
Background
.bg-ddac4e {
  background-color: #ddac4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddac4e {
  border: 2px solid #ddac4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddac4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 172 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddac4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddac4e, #c7dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddac4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 172 78 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.24 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.39 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.95 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.97 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.15 #2253b1 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#ddac4e  rgb(221, 172, 78)  hsl(39, 68%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#4e7fdd  rgb(78, 127, 221)  hsl(219, 68%, 59%)  Tufts Blue
#4eddac  rgb(78, 221, 172)  hsl(159, 68%, 59%)  Caribbean Green
#ac4edd  rgb(172, 78, 221)  hsl(279, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid