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#DDBC4E

#ddbc4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbc4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.93% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 46.15°, 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.5189

Complementary

  1. #ddbc4e
  2. #4e6fdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbc4e
  2. #4eb7dd
  3. #754edd

Analogous

  1. #dd754e
  2. #ddbc4e
  3. #b7dd4e

Triadic

  1. #ddbc4e
  2. #4eddbc
  3. #bc4edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbc4e
  2. #6fdd4e
  3. #4e6fdd
  4. #bc4edd

Square

  1. #ddbc4e
  2. #4edd75
  3. #4e6fdd
  4. #dd4eb7

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6418
  2. #bb9824
  3. #ddbc4e
  4. #e9d48e
  5. #f6edce

Shades

#ddbc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbc4e
  2. #c7a946
  3. #b1963e
  4. #9b8437
  5. #85712f
  6. #6f5e27
  7. #584b1f
  8. #423817
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbc4e
  2. #e0c360
  3. #e4c971
  4. #e7d083
  5. #ebd795
  6. #eedea7
  7. #f1e4b8
  8. #f5ebca
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fcf8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbc4e
  2. #d4b653
  3. #cab058
  4. #c1aa5d
  5. #b8a462
  6. #af9e67
  7. #a5986c
  8. #9c9271
  9. #938c76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbe9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb941 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c353 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ba47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dac051 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b48a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbc4e {
  color: #ddbc4e;
}
Background
.bg-ddbc4e {
  background-color: #ddbc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbc4e {
  border: 2px solid #ddbc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbc4e, #b7dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.68 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.46 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.58 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.72 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 7.18 #2243b1 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbc4e  rgb(221, 188, 78)  hsl(46, 68%, 59%)  Old Gold
#4e6fdd  rgb(78, 111, 221)  hsl(226, 68%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#4eddbc  rgb(78, 221, 188)  hsl(166, 68%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc4edd  rgb(188, 78, 221)  hsl(286, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid