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#DDC745

#ddc745 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddc745 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 78.04% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.95% magenta, 68.78% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 51.32°, with 69.09% saturation and 56.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5665

Complementary

  1. #ddc745
  2. #455bdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc745
  2. #45a7dd
  3. #7b45dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7b45
  2. #ddc745
  3. #a7dd45

Triadic

  1. #ddc745
  2. #45ddc7
  3. #c745dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddc745
  2. #5bdd45
  3. #455bdd
  4. #c745dd

Square

  1. #ddc745
  2. #45dd7b
  3. #455bdd
  4. #dd45a7

Monochromatic

  1. #746615
  2. #b49f21
  3. #ddc745
  4. #e9da86
  5. #f5eec6

Shades

#ddc745 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc745
  2. #c7b33e
  3. #b19f37
  4. #9b8b30
  5. #857729
  6. #6f6423
  7. #58501c
  8. #423c15
  9. #2c280e
  10. #161407
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc745 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc745
  2. #e0cd58
  3. #e4d26a
  4. #e7d87d
  5. #ebdd8f
  6. #eee3a2
  7. #f1e9b5
  8. #f5eec7
  9. #f8f4da
  10. #fcf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc745 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc745
  2. #d4c04b
  3. #cab951
  4. #c1b257
  5. #b8ab5d
  6. #afa463
  7. #a59c68
  8. #9c956e
  9. #938e74
  10. #89877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c7a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac232 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0ca4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb9ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc43b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc94a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7bf8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc745 {
  color: #ddc745;
}
Background
.bg-ddc745 {
  background-color: #ddc745;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc745 {
  border: 2px solid #ddc745;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc745;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 199 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc745 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc745, #a7dd45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc745 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 199 69 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.65 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.60 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.79 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.08 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.35 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.85 #2238ba Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddc745  rgb(221, 199, 69)  hsl(51, 69%, 57%)  Citrine
#455bdd  rgb(69, 91, 221)  hsl(231, 69%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#45ddc7  rgb(69, 221, 199)  hsl(171, 69%, 57%)  Turquoise
#c745dd  rgb(199, 69, 221)  hsl(291, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid