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#DDCB2C

#ddcb2c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcb2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.14% magenta, 80.09% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 53.9°, 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 12.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5827

Complementary

  1. #ddcb2c
  2. #2c3edd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcb2c
  2. #2c96dd
  3. #732cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd732c
  2. #ddcb2c
  3. #96dd2c

Triadic

  1. #ddcb2c
  2. #2cddcb
  3. #cb2cdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcb2c
  2. #3edd2c
  3. #2c3edd
  4. #cb2cdd

Square

  1. #ddcb2c
  2. #2cdd73
  3. #2c3edd
  4. #dd2c96

Monochromatic

  1. #605810
  2. #a2941a
  3. #ddcb2c
  4. #e8db6e
  5. #f2ebb0

Shades

#ddcb2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcb2c
  2. #c7b728
  3. #b1a223
  4. #9b8e1f
  5. #857a1a
  6. #6f6616
  7. #585112
  8. #423d0d
  9. #2c2909
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcb2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcb2c
  2. #e0d041
  3. #e4d556
  4. #e7db6b
  5. #ebe080
  6. #eee596
  7. #f1eaab
  8. #f5efc0
  9. #f8f5d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcb2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcb2c
  2. #d4c434
  3. #cabc3d
  4. #c1b545
  5. #b8ad4e
  6. #afa656
  7. #a59e5e
  8. #9c9767
  9. #938f6f
  10. #898878
  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 #d1caa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec714 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cc35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c28d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcb2c {
  color: #ddcb2c;
}
Background
.bg-ddcb2c {
  background-color: #ddcb2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcb2c {
  border: 2px solid #ddcb2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcb2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 203 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcb2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb2c, #96dd2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcb2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 203 44 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.18 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.18 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.15 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.30 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.33 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.43 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.58 #2234d3 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcb2c  rgb(221, 203, 44)  hsl(54, 72%, 52%)  Citrine
#2c3edd  rgb(44, 62, 221)  hsl(234, 72%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2cddcb  rgb(44, 221, 203)  hsl(174, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#cb2cdd  rgb(203, 44, 221)  hsl(294, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid