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#DDBF4E

#ddbf4e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddbf4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 74.9% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.57% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 47.41°, 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5318

Complementary

  1. #ddbf4e
  2. #4e6cdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddbf4e
  2. #4eb4dd
  3. #784edd

Analogous

  1. #dd784e
  2. #ddbf4e
  3. #b4dd4e

Triadic

  1. #ddbf4e
  2. #4eddbf
  3. #bf4edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddbf4e
  2. #6cdd4e
  3. #4e6cdd
  4. #bf4edd

Square

  1. #ddbf4e
  2. #4edd78
  3. #4e6cdd
  4. #dd4eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6618
  2. #bb9b24
  3. #ddbf4e
  4. #e9d68e
  5. #f6edce

Shades

#ddbf4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddbf4e
  2. #c7ac46
  3. #b1993e
  4. #9b8637
  5. #85732f
  6. #6f6027
  7. #584c1f
  8. #423917
  9. #2c2610
  10. #161308
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddbf4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddbf4e
  2. #e0c560
  3. #e4cc71
  4. #e7d283
  5. #ebd995
  6. #eedfa7
  7. #f1e5b8
  8. #f5ecca
  9. #f8f2dc
  10. #fcf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddbf4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddbf4e
  2. #d4b953
  3. #cab258
  4. #c1ac5d
  5. #b8a662
  6. #afa067
  7. #a5996c
  8. #9c9371
  9. #938d76
  10. #89867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bc41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c554 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb1a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6bd46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbc251 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7b78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddbf4e {
  color: #ddbf4e;
}
Background
.bg-ddbf4e {
  background-color: #ddbf4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddbf4e {
  border: 2px solid #ddbf4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddbf4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 191 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddbf4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbf4e, #b4dd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddbf4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 191 78 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.22 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.55 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.63 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.40 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.59 #2240b1 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ddbf4e  rgb(221, 191, 78)  hsl(47, 68%, 59%)  Old Gold
#4e6cdd  rgb(78, 108, 221)  hsl(227, 68%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#4eddbf  rgb(78, 221, 191)  hsl(167, 68%, 59%)  Turquoise
#bf4edd  rgb(191, 78, 221)  hsl(287, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid