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#DDBB4E

#ddbb4e ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbb4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 73.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 45.73°, with 67.77% saturation and 58.63% 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5146

Complementary

  1. #ddbb4e
  2. #4e70dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbb4e
  2. #4eb8dd
  3. #734edd

Analogous

  1. #dd734e
  2. #ddbb4e
  3. #b8dd4e

Triadic

  1. #ddbb4e
  2. #4eddbb
  3. #bb4edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbb4e
  2. #70dd4e
  3. #4e70dd
  4. #bb4edd

Square

  1. #ddbb4e
  2. #4edd73
  3. #4e70dd
  4. #dd4eb8

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6318
  2. #bb9724
  3. #ddbb4e
  4. #e9d48e
  5. #f6ecce

Shades

#ddbb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbb4e
  2. #c7a846
  3. #b1963e
  4. #9b8337
  5. #85702f
  6. #6f5e27
  7. #584b1f
  8. #423817
  9. #2c2510
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbb4e
  2. #e0c260
  3. #e4c971
  4. #e7cf83
  5. #ebd695
  6. #eedda7
  7. #f1e4b8
  8. #f5ebca
  9. #f8f1dc
  10. #fcf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbb4e
  2. #d4b553
  3. #caaf58
  4. #c1a95d
  5. #b8a362
  6. #af9e67
  7. #a5986c
  8. #9c9271
  9. #938c76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbbd9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb841 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c253 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b947 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9bf51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbb4e {
  color: #ddbb4e;
}
Background
.bg-ddbb4e {
  background-color: #ddbb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbb4e {
  border: 2px solid #ddbb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 187 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb4e, #b8dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 187 78 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.41 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.46 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.65 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.88 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 7.23 #2244b1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#ddbb4e  rgb(221, 187, 78)  hsl(46, 68%, 59%)  Metallic Gold
#4e70dd  rgb(78, 112, 221)  hsl(226, 68%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#4eddbb  rgb(78, 221, 187)  hsl(166, 68%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb4edd  rgb(187, 78, 221)  hsl(286, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid