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#DDCA1E

#ddca1e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddca1e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 79.22% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 86.43% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.03°, with 76.1% saturation and 49.22% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5771

Complementary

  1. #ddca1e
  2. #1e31dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddca1e
  2. #1e91dd
  3. #6b1edd

Analogous

  1. #dd6b1e
  2. #ddca1e
  3. #91dd1e

Triadic

  1. #ddca1e
  2. #1eddca
  3. #ca1edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddca1e
  2. #31dd1e
  3. #1e31dd
  4. #ca1edd

Square

  1. #ddca1e
  2. #1edd6b
  3. #1e31dd
  4. #dd1e91

Monochromatic

  1. #564f0c
  2. #9a8c15
  3. #ddca1e
  4. #e9db5e
  5. #f2eaa2

Shades

#ddca1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddca1e
  2. #c7b61b
  3. #b1a218
  4. #9b8d15
  5. #857912
  6. #6f650f
  7. #58510c
  8. #423d09
  9. #2c2806
  10. #161403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddca1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddca1e
  2. #e0cf35
  3. #e4d54b
  4. #e7da62
  5. #ebdf78
  6. #eee58f
  7. #f1eaa5
  8. #f5efbc
  9. #f8f4d2
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddca1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddca1e
  2. #d4c328
  3. #cabb32
  4. #c1b43b
  5. #b8ac45
  6. #afa54f
  7. #a59e59
  8. #9c9663
  9. #938f6c
  10. #898776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c9a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbbad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cb2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c18a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddca1e {
  color: #ddca1e;
}
Background
.bg-ddca1e {
  background-color: #ddca1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddca1e {
  border: 2px solid #ddca1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddca1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 202 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddca1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddca1e, #91dd1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddca1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 202 30 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.80 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.31 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.84 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.29 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.48 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.53 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.54 #2235e1 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddca1e  rgb(221, 202, 30)  hsl(54, 76%, 49%)  Citrine
#1e31dd  rgb(30, 49, 221)  hsl(234, 76%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#1eddca  rgb(30, 221, 202)  hsl(174, 76%, 49%)  Turquoise
#ca1edd  rgb(202, 30, 221)  hsl(294, 76%, 49%)  Electric Purple