#ddb57f Color Information

#ddb57f 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 #ddb57f. In RGB, it consists of 86.7% Red, 71.0% Green, and 49.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 18.1% Magenta, 42.5% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 34.5°, with saturation of 58% and lightness of 68.2%. The decimal value for #ddb57f is 14529919, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ddb57f 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#ddb57f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color221, 181, 127 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color86.7%, 71.0%, 49.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.133, 0.290, 0.502 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.181, 0.425, 0.133 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color34.5°, 58.0%, 68.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color34.5°, 42.5%, 86.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color50.173, 49.952, 27.076 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color197, 221, 127 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14529919 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color76.040, 7.370, 32.921 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)76.040, 33.736, 77.382 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color76.040, 29.699, 41.658 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color70.677, 3.032, 26.760 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.394, 0.393, 49.952 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292719999 / 0xffddb57f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc66 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #ddb57f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ddb57f, its pure hue is 34.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.0%, and its lightness is 68.2%. 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 #ddb57f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c1710 to #c19e6f.

Tints of #ddb57f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ddb57f, its pure hue is 34.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.0%, and its lightness is 68.2%. 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 #ddb57f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e1be8f to #fbf6ef.

Tones of #ddb57f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ddb57f, its pure hue is 34.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.0%, 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 #ddb57f, which range from #aeaeae (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffba5d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ddb57f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ddb57f! For #ddb57f, 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, #ddb57f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ddb57f

This color, #ddb57f, consists of 86.7% Red, 71.0% Green, and 49.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 221, Green = 181, Blue = 127. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ddb57f is 0% Cyan, 18.1% Magenta, 42.5% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R86.7%
C0.0%
G71.0%
M18.1%
B49.8%
Y42.5%
K13.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 221 181 127
Octal 335 265 177
Hexa #dd #b5 #7f
Binary 11011101 10110101 01111111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 18 42 13
Octal 0 22 52 15
Hexa #00 #12 #2a #0d
Binary 00000000 00010010 00101010 00001101

Analogous Colors of #ddb57f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ddb57f — which has hue 34.5° — its analogous colors are located at 4.5° and 64.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddb57f.

Triadic Colors of #ddb57f

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 #ddb57f — which has hue 34.5° — its triadic colors are located at 34.5° and 274.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddb57f.

Complementary Color of #ddb57f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ddb57f — which has hue 34.5° — its complementary color is located at 214.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddb57f.

Split Complementary Colors of #ddb57f

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 #ddb57f — which has hue 34.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 34.5° and 244.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddb57f.

Tetradic Colors of #ddb57f

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 #ddb57f — which has hue 34.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 304.5°, 34.5°, 124.5°, and 214.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddb57f.

Monochromatic Colors of #ddb57f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ddb57f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #b38c59 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f7dbb7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ddb57f

We want to make getting started with #ddb57f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ddb57f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ddb57f 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 #ddb57f with other HTML elements.

#ddb57f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ddb57f.
<span style="color: #ddb57f;">The color of this text is #ddb57f.</span>

#ddb57f Background Color

The background color for this text is #ddb57f.
<div style="background-color: #ddb57f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ddb57f.</div>

#ddb57f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ddb57f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ddb57f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ddb57f.</span>

#ddb57f Border Color

This is a div with border color #ddb57f.
<div style="border: #ddb57f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ddb57f.</div>

#ddb57f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ddb57f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ddb57f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ddb57f on a white background.</div></div>

#ddb57f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ddb57f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ddb57f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ddb57f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ddb57f to White

This is a gradient from #ddb57f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ddb57f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ddb57f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ddb57f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ddb57f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ddb57f to white.</div>

Gradient from #ddb57f to Black

This is a gradient from #ddb57f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ddb57f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ddb57f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ddb57f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ddb57f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ddb57f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ddb57f

In addition to using #ddb57f 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 #ddb57f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ddb57f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 221, Green = 181, Blue = 127). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ddb57f 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 #ddb57f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(221, 181, 127)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ddb57f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ddb57f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ddb57f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(221, 181, 127);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ddb57f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:221, green:181, blue:127, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:221 green:181 blue:127 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(221f, 181f, 127f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(221, 181, 127);
 

#ddb57f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ddb57f the same way. For those with color blindness, #ddb57f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ddb57f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ddb57f 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 #ddb57f 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 #ddb57f 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 #ddb57f 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 1.9:1 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
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text