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#DDCB23

#ddcb23 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcb23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 79.61% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.14% magenta, 84.16% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.19°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5821

Complementary

  1. #ddcb23
  2. #2335dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcb23
  2. #2392dd
  3. #6e23dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6e23
  2. #ddcb23
  3. #92dd23

Triadic

  1. #ddcb23
  2. #23ddcb
  3. #cb23dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcb23
  2. #35dd23
  3. #2335dd
  4. #cb23dd

Square

  1. #ddcb23
  2. #23dd6e
  3. #2335dd
  4. #dd2392

Monochromatic

  1. #59520e
  2. #9b8f18
  3. #ddcb23
  4. #e7db65
  5. #f1eaa8

Shades

#ddcb23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcb23
  2. #c7b720
  3. #b1a21c
  4. #9b8e19
  5. #857a15
  6. #6f6612
  7. #58510e
  8. #423d0b
  9. #2c2907
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcb23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcb23
  2. #e0d039
  3. #e4d54f
  4. #e7db65
  5. #ebe07b
  6. #eee591
  7. #f1eaa7
  8. #f5efbd
  9. #f8f5d3
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcb23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcb23
  2. #d4c42c
  3. #cabc36
  4. #c1b53f
  5. #b8ad48
  6. #afa652
  7. #a59e5b
  8. #9c9764
  9. #938f6d
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1caa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cc2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c28b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcb23 {
  color: #ddcb23;
}
Background
.bg-ddcb23 {
  background-color: #ddcb23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcb23 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcb23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcb23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 203 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcb23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb23, #92dd23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcb23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 203 35 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.81 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.09 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.08 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.23 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.50 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.59 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.64 #2234dc Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcb23  rgb(221, 203, 35)  hsl(54, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#2335dd  rgb(35, 53, 221)  hsl(234, 73%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#23ddcb  rgb(35, 221, 203)  hsl(174, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise
#cb23dd  rgb(203, 35, 221)  hsl(294, 73%, 50%)  Electric Purple