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#DDBA4E closest to Buried Gold

#DDBA4E is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Buried Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 72.9% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(221, 186, 78)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 68% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 65% yellow and 13% black. #DDBA4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.21:1.

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Variations of #DDBA4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DDBA4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DDBA4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DDBA4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D6C153
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDB842
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2B947
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6C153
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7BF50
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EEACA3
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3B47E
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6BCAA

#DDBA4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#DDBA4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.21:1 Very good#DDBA4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DDBA4E in CSS

/* Buried Gold */
.color { color: #DDBA4E; }
.background { background-color: #DDBA4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DDBA4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 186 78);
color: hsl(45 68% 59%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.131 91.1);

#DDBA4E FAQ

What color is #DDBA4E?

#DDBA4E is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Buried Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DDBA4E?

#DDBA4E is rgb(221, 186, 78) in RGB, hsl(45, 68%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 65%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDBA4E?

The complementary color of #DDBA4E is #4E71DD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDBA4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDBA4E: 11.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDBA4E a warm or cool color?

#DDBA4E is a warm color.