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#DDCB27

#ddcb27 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcb27 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.14% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.07°, with 72.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 12.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.5823

Complementary

  1. #ddcb27
  2. #2739dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcb27
  2. #2794dd
  3. #7027dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7027
  2. #ddcb27
  3. #94dd27

Triadic

  1. #ddcb27
  2. #27ddcb
  3. #cb27dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcb27
  2. #39dd27
  3. #2739dd
  4. #cb27dd

Square

  1. #ddcb27
  2. #27dd70
  3. #2739dd
  4. #dd2794

Monochromatic

  1. #5c550f
  2. #9f9119
  3. #ddcb27
  4. #e7db69
  5. #f2ebab

Shades

#ddcb27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcb27
  2. #c7b723
  3. #b1a21f
  4. #9b8e1b
  5. #857a17
  6. #6f6614
  7. #585110
  8. #423d0c
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcb27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcb27
  2. #e0d03d
  3. #e4d552
  4. #e7db68
  5. #ebe07d
  6. #eee593
  7. #f1eaa9
  8. #f5efbe
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcb27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcb27
  2. #d4c430
  3. #cabc39
  4. #c1b542
  5. #b8ad4b
  6. #afa654
  7. #a59e5c
  8. #9c9765
  9. #938f6e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.65:1 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 #e4cc36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec707 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cc31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c28c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcb27 {
  color: #ddcb27;
}
Background
.bg-ddcb27 {
  background-color: #ddcb27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcb27 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcb27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcb27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 203 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcb27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb27, #94dd27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcb27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 203 39 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.96 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.12 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.10 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.25 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.47 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.57 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.58 #2234d8 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcb27  rgb(221, 203, 39)  hsl(54, 73%, 51%)  Citrine
#2739dd  rgb(39, 57, 221)  hsl(234, 73%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#27ddcb  rgb(39, 221, 203)  hsl(174, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cb27dd  rgb(203, 39, 221)  hsl(294, 73%, 51%)  Electric Purple