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#DDCA04

#ddca04 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddca04 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 79.22% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 98.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.75°, with 96.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.52.

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Relative luminance0.5762

Complementary

  1. #ddca04
  2. #0417dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddca04
  2. #0483dd
  3. #5e04dd

Analogous

  1. #dd5e04
  2. #ddca04
  3. #83dd04

Triadic

  1. #ddca04
  2. #04ddca
  3. #ca04dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddca04
  2. #17dd04
  3. #0417dd
  4. #ca04dd

Square

  1. #ddca04
  2. #04dd5e
  3. #0417dd
  4. #dd0483

Monochromatic

  1. #474101
  2. #928503
  3. #ddca04
  4. #fbea32
  5. #fdf27d

Shades

#ddca04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddca04
  2. #c7b604
  3. #b1a203
  4. #9b8d03
  5. #857902
  6. #6f6502
  7. #585102
  8. #423d01
  9. #2c2801
  10. #161400
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddca04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddca04
  2. #e0cf1d
  3. #e4d536
  4. #e7da4f
  5. #ebdf68
  6. #eee582
  7. #f1ea9b
  8. #f5efb4
  9. #f8f4cd
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddca04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddca04
  2. #d4c310
  3. #cabb1d
  4. #c1b429
  5. #b8ac36
  6. #afa542
  7. #a59e4e
  8. #9c965b
  9. #938f67
  10. #898774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c99f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cb24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbaac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cb1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c188 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddca04 {
  color: #ddca04;
}
Background
.bg-ddca04 {
  background-color: #ddca04;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddca04 {
  border: 2px solid #ddca04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddca04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 202 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddca04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddca04, #83dd04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddca04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 202 4 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.52 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.32 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.84 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.28 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.29 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.38 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.67 #2235fb Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddca04  rgb(221, 202, 4)  hsl(55, 96%, 44%)  Citrine
#0417dd  rgb(4, 23, 221)  hsl(235, 96%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#04ddca  rgb(4, 221, 202)  hsl(175, 96%, 44%)  Turquoise
#ca04dd  rgb(202, 4, 221)  hsl(295, 96%, 44%)  Electric Purple