#ddb229

Color #ddb229

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 6.48 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#ddb229

RGB

rgb(221, 178, 41)

HSL

hsl(45.7, 72.6%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.7, 81.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 81.4%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(74.43, 3.18, 69.4)

LCH

lch(74.43, 69.47, 87.38)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.1493, 89.73)

HWB

hwb(45.7, 16.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2954dd

Analogous

#dd5829

#ddb229

#aedd29

Triadic

#ddb229

#29ddb2

#b229dd

Split-complementary

#ddb229

#29aedd

#5829dd

Tetradic

#ddb229

#54dd29

#2954dd

#b229dd

Square

#ddb229

#29dd58

#2954dd

#dd29ae

Shades

Color #ddb229 mixed toward black.

#bd971e

#977918

#715a12

#4b3c0c

#261e06

Tints

Color #ddb229 mixed toward white.

#e3bf4d

#e8cc70

#eed994

#f4e5b8

#f9f2db

Tones

Color #ddb229 mixed toward gray.

#ceaa38

#bfa247

#b09b56

#a19365

#928b74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb63 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#ced16c · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#db7d82 · ΔE 40.2

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ddb229;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddb229]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ddb229 (#ddb229) is rgb(221, 178, 41) in RGB.

No, #ddb229 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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