#dda940 Color Information

#dda940 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #dda940. In RGB, it consists of 86.7% Red, 66.3% Green, and 25.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 23.5% Magenta, 71% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 40.1°, with saturation of 69.8% and lightness of 55.9%. The decimal value for #dda940 is 14526784, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dda940 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#dda940 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color221, 169, 64 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color86.7%, 66.3%, 25.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.133, 0.337, 0.749 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.235, 0.71, 0.133 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color40.1°, 69.8%, 55.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color40.1°, 71.0%, 86.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.932, 44.118, 10.998 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color142, 221, 64 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14526784 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.307, 8.866, 59.112 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.307, 59.773, 81.470 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.307, 42.427, 64.347 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.422, 4.512, 36.678 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.449, 0.441, 44.118 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292716864 / 0xffdda940 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9933 Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #dda940

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #dda940, its pure hue is 40.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.8%, and its lightness is 55.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #dda940, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c1508 to #c19438.

Tints of #dda940

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #dda940, its pure hue is 40.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.8%, and its lightness is 55.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #dda940, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e1b458 to #fbf4e7.

Tones of #dda940

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #dda940, its pure hue is 40.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #dda940, which range from #8f8f8f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffb41e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #dda940

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #dda940! For #dda940, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #dda940. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #dda940

This color, #dda940, consists of 86.7% Red, 66.3% Green, and 25.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 221, Green = 169, Blue = 64. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #dda940 is 0% Cyan, 23.5% Magenta, 71% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R86.7%
C0.0%
G66.3%
M23.5%
B25.1%
Y71.0%
K13.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 221 169 64
Octal 335 251 100
Hexa #dd #a9 #40
Binary 11011101 10101001 01000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 23 71 13
Octal 0 27 107 15
Hexa #00 #17 #47 #0d
Binary 00000000 00010111 01000111 00001101

Analogous Colors of #dda940

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #dda940 — which has hue 40.1° — its analogous colors are located at 10.1° and 70.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dda940.

Triadic Colors of #dda940

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #dda940 — which has hue 40.1° — its triadic colors are located at 40.1° and 280.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dda940.

Complementary Color of #dda940

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #dda940 — which has hue 40.1° — its complementary color is located at 220.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dda940.

Split Complementary Colors of #dda940

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #dda940 — which has hue 40.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 40.1° and 250.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dda940.

Tetradic Colors of #dda940

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #dda940 — which has hue 40.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 310.1°, 40.1°, 130.1°, and 220.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dda940.

Monochromatic Colors of #dda940

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #dda940, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #856627 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f7d797 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #dda940

We want to make getting started with #dda940 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #dda940 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #dda940 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #dda940 with other HTML elements.

#dda940 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #dda940.
<span style="color: #dda940;">The color of this text is #dda940.</span>

#dda940 Background Color

The background color for this text is #dda940.
<div style="background-color: #dda940; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #dda940.</div>

#dda940 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #dda940.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #dda940;">This color for the shadow of this text is #dda940.</span>

#dda940 Border Color

This is a div with border color #dda940.
<div style="border: #dda940 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #dda940.</div>

#dda940 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #dda940 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dda940; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dda940 on a white background.</div></div>

#dda940 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #dda940 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dda940; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dda940 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #dda940 to White

This is a gradient from #dda940 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dda940,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dda940,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dda940,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dda940,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dda940 to white.</div>

Gradient from #dda940 to Black

This is a gradient from #dda940 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dda940,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dda940,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dda940,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dda940,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dda940 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #dda940

In addition to using #dda940 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #dda940 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #dda940, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 221, Green = 169, Blue = 64). If you need details about the color coordinates of #dda940 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #dda940
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(221, 169, 64)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #dda940; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #dda940; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #dda940; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(221, 169, 64);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#dda940")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:221, green:169, blue:64, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:221 green:169 blue:64 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(221f, 169f, 64f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(221, 169, 64);
 

#dda940 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #dda940 the same way. For those with color blindness, #dda940 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #dda940 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #dda940 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #dda940 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #dda940 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #dda940 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text