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#DDCA2C

#ddca2c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddca2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 80.09% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 53.56°, with 72.24% saturation and 51.96% 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.578

Complementary

  1. #ddca2c
  2. #2c3fdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddca2c
  2. #2c97dd
  3. #722cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd722c
  2. #ddca2c
  3. #97dd2c

Triadic

  1. #ddca2c
  2. #2cddca
  3. #ca2cdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddca2c
  2. #3fdd2c
  3. #2c3fdd
  4. #ca2cdd

Square

  1. #ddca2c
  2. #2cdd72
  3. #2c3fdd
  4. #dd2c97

Monochromatic

  1. #605810
  2. #a2941a
  3. #ddca2c
  4. #e8db6e
  5. #f2ebb0

Shades

#ddca2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddca2c
  2. #c7b628
  3. #b1a223
  4. #9b8d1f
  5. #85791a
  6. #6f6516
  7. #585112
  8. #423d0d
  9. #2c2809
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddca2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddca2c
  2. #e0cf41
  3. #e4d556
  4. #e7da6b
  5. #ebdf80
  6. #eee596
  7. #f1eaab
  8. #f5efc0
  9. #f8f4d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddca2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddca2c
  2. #d4c334
  3. #cabb3d
  4. #c1b445
  5. #b8ac4e
  6. #afa556
  7. #a59e5e
  8. #9c9667
  9. #938f6f
  10. #898778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c9a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebbad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc614 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cb34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c18c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddca2c {
  color: #ddca2c;
}
Background
.bg-ddca2c {
  background-color: #ddca2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddca2c {
  border: 2px solid #ddca2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddca2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 202 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddca2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddca2c, #97dd2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddca2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 202 44 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.31 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.43 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.94 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.15 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.29 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.70 #2235d3 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddca2c  rgb(221, 202, 44)  hsl(54, 72%, 52%)  Citrine
#2c3fdd  rgb(44, 63, 221)  hsl(234, 72%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2cddca  rgb(44, 221, 202)  hsl(174, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#ca2cdd  rgb(202, 44, 221)  hsl(294, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid