#ddac00

Color #ddac00

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 7.78 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ddac00

RGB

rgb(221, 172, 0)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 100%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 100%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 100%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(72.81, 5.65, 75.71)

LCH

lch(72.81, 75.92, 85.73)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.1569, 87.95)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 0%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0031dd

Analogous

#dd3d00

#ddac00

#9fdd00

Triadic

#ddac00

#00ddac

#ac00dd

Split-complementary

#ddac00

#009fdd

#3d00dd

Tetradic

#ddac00

#31dd00

#0031dd

#ac00dd

Square

#ddac00

#00dd3d

#0031dd

#dd009f

Shades

Color #ddac00 mixed toward black.

#b88f00

#937300

#6e5600

#4a3900

#251d00

Tints

Color #ddac00 mixed toward white.

#ffca0e

#ffd43e

#ffdf6e

#ffea9f

#fff4cf

Tones

Color #ddac00 mixed toward gray.

#caa212

#b89725

#a68d37

#93834a

#81795c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cac959 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#ccd063 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#db757a · ΔE 41.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 28

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ddac00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddac00]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#ddac00 (#ddac00) is rgb(221, 172, 0) in RGB.

No, #ddac00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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