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#DDCB05

#ddcb05 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddcb05 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 79.61% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.14% magenta, 97.74% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 55°, with 95.58% saturation and 44.31% 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.38.

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Relative luminance0.5809

Complementary

  1. #ddcb05
  2. #0517dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcb05
  2. #0583dd
  3. #5f05dd

Analogous

  1. #dd5f05
  2. #ddcb05
  3. #83dd05

Triadic

  1. #ddcb05
  2. #05ddcb
  3. #cb05dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcb05
  2. #17dd05
  3. #0517dd
  4. #cb05dd

Square

  1. #ddcb05
  2. #05dd5f
  3. #0517dd
  4. #dd0583

Monochromatic

  1. #474202
  2. #928603
  3. #ddcb05
  4. #faea34
  5. #fcf27f

Shades

#ddcb05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcb05
  2. #c7b705
  3. #b1a204
  4. #9b8e04
  5. #857a03
  6. #6f6603
  7. #585102
  8. #423d02
  9. #2c2901
  10. #161401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcb05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcb05
  2. #e0d01e
  3. #e4d537
  4. #e7db50
  5. #ebe069
  6. #eee582
  7. #f1ea9b
  8. #f5efb4
  9. #f8f5cd
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcb05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcb05
  2. #d4c411
  3. #cabc1e
  4. #c1b52a
  5. #b8ad36
  6. #afa643
  7. #a59e4f
  8. #9c975b
  9. #938f67
  10. #898874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1caa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbbad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cc1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcb05 {
  color: #ddcb05;
}
Background
.bg-ddcb05 {
  background-color: #ddcb05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcb05 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcb05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcb05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 203 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcb05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb05, #83dd05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcb05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 203 5 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.38 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.07 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.22 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.22 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.39 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.46 #2234fa Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcb05  rgb(221, 203, 5)  hsl(55, 96%, 44%)  Citrine
#0517dd  rgb(5, 23, 221)  hsl(235, 96%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#05ddcb  rgb(5, 221, 203)  hsl(175, 96%, 44%)  Turquoise
#cb05dd  rgb(203, 5, 221)  hsl(295, 96%, 44%)  Electric Purple