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#DDCA08

#ddca08 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddca08 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 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 96.38% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.65°, with 93.01% saturation and 44.9% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.53.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5763

Complementary

  1. #ddca08
  2. #081bdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddca08
  2. #0885dd
  3. #6008dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6008
  2. #ddca08
  3. #85dd08

Triadic

  1. #ddca08
  2. #08ddca
  3. #ca08dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddca08
  2. #1bdd08
  3. #081bdd
  4. #ca08dd

Square

  1. #ddca08
  2. #08dd60
  3. #081bdd
  4. #dd0885

Monochromatic

  1. #494303
  2. #938705
  3. #ddca08
  4. #f8e73a
  5. #fbf083

Shades

#ddca08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddca08
  2. #c7b607
  3. #b1a206
  4. #9b8d06
  5. #857905
  6. #6f6504
  7. #585103
  8. #423d02
  9. #2c2802
  10. #161401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddca08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddca08
  2. #e0cf21
  3. #e4d539
  4. #e7da52
  5. #ebdf6b
  6. #eee584
  7. #f1ea9c
  8. #f5efb5
  9. #f8f4ce
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddca08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddca08
  2. #d4c314
  3. #cabb20
  4. #c1b42c
  5. #b8ac38
  6. #afa544
  7. #a59e50
  8. #9c965c
  9. #938f68
  10. #898774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 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 #e4cb26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbaac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cb1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c189 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddca08 {
  color: #ddca08;
}
Background
.bg-ddca08 {
  background-color: #ddca08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddca08 {
  border: 2px solid #ddca08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddca08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 202 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddca08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddca08, #85dd08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddca08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 202 8 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.53 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.31 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.83 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.29 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.29 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.40 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.69 #2235f7 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddca08  rgb(221, 202, 8)  hsl(55, 93%, 45%)  Citrine
#081bdd  rgb(8, 27, 221)  hsl(235, 93%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#08ddca  rgb(8, 221, 202)  hsl(175, 93%, 45%)  Turquoise
#ca08dd  rgb(202, 8, 221)  hsl(295, 93%, 45%)  Electric Purple