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#DDCB29

#ddcb29 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcb29 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 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.14% magenta, 81.45% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 72.58% saturation and 51.37% 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 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.5824

Complementary

  1. #ddcb29
  2. #293bdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcb29
  2. #2995dd
  3. #7129dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7129
  2. #ddcb29
  3. #95dd29

Triadic

  1. #ddcb29
  2. #29ddcb
  3. #cb29dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcb29
  2. #3bdd29
  3. #293bdd
  4. #cb29dd

Square

  1. #ddcb29
  2. #29dd71
  3. #293bdd
  4. #dd2995

Monochromatic

  1. #5e560f
  2. #a09319
  3. #ddcb29
  4. #e7db6b
  5. #f2ebad

Shades

#ddcb29 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcb29
  2. #c7b725
  3. #b1a221
  4. #9b8e1d
  5. #857a19
  6. #6f6615
  7. #585110
  8. #423d0c
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcb29 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcb29
  2. #e0d03e
  3. #e4d554
  4. #e7db69
  5. #ebe07f
  6. #eee594
  7. #f1eaa9
  8. #f5efbf
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcb29 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcb29
  2. #d4c432
  3. #cabc3a
  4. #c1b543
  5. #b8ad4c
  6. #afa655
  7. #a59e5d
  8. #9c9766
  9. #938f6f
  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 #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec70d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cc32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c28c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcb29 {
  color: #ddcb29;
}
Background
.bg-ddcb29 {
  background-color: #ddcb29;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcb29 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcb29;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcb29;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 203 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcb29 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb29, #95dd29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcb29 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 203 41 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.04 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.14 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.27 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.42 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.51 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.62 #2234d6 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcb29  rgb(221, 203, 41)  hsl(54, 73%, 51%)  Citrine
#293bdd  rgb(41, 59, 221)  hsl(234, 73%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#29ddcb  rgb(41, 221, 203)  hsl(174, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cb29dd  rgb(203, 41, 221)  hsl(294, 73%, 51%)  Medium Orchid