#ddaf00

Color #ddaf00

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ddaf00

RGB

rgb(221, 175, 0)

HSL

hsl(47.5, 100%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.5, 100%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.8%, 100%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(73.57, 4.06, 76.23)

LCH

lch(73.57, 76.34, 86.95)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.1581, 89.6)

HWB

hwb(47.5, 0%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#002edd

Analogous

#dd4000

#ddaf00

#9cdd00

Triadic

#ddaf00

#00ddaf

#af00dd

Split-complementary

#ddaf00

#009cdd

#4000dd

Tetradic

#ddaf00

#2edd00

#002edd

#af00dd

Square

#ddaf00

#00dd40

#002edd

#dd009c

Shades

Color #ddaf00 mixed toward black.

#b89200

#937500

#6e5700

#4a3a00

#251d00

Tints

Color #ddaf00 mixed toward white.

#ffcd0e

#ffd73e

#ffe16e

#ffeb9f

#fff5cf

Tones

Color #ddaf00 mixed toward gray.

#caa412

#b89925

#a68f37

#93844a

#81795c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbca5b · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#cdd164 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#db777d · ΔE 42.1

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ddaf00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddaf00]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ddaf00 (#ddaf00) is rgb(221, 175, 0) in RGB.

No, #ddaf00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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