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#DDCC07

#ddcc07 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddcc07 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 80% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 96.83% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.23°, with 93.86% saturation and 44.71% 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.31.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5857

Complementary

  1. #ddcc07
  2. #0718dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcc07
  2. #0783dd
  3. #6107dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6107
  2. #ddcc07
  3. #83dd07

Triadic

  1. #ddcc07
  2. #07ddcc
  3. #cc07dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcc07
  2. #18dd07
  3. #0718dd
  4. #cc07dd

Square

  1. #ddcc07
  2. #07dd61
  3. #0718dd
  4. #dd0783

Monochromatic

  1. #494302
  2. #938805
  3. #ddcc07
  4. #f9e938
  5. #fbf182

Shades

#ddcc07 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcc07
  2. #c7b806
  3. #b1a306
  4. #9b8f05
  5. #857a04
  6. #6f6604
  7. #585203
  8. #423d02
  9. #2c2901
  10. #161401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcc07 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcc07
  2. #e0d120
  3. #e4d639
  4. #e7db51
  5. #ebe06a
  6. #eee683
  7. #f1eb9c
  8. #f5f0b5
  9. #f8f5cd
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcc07 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcc07
  2. #d4c413
  3. #cabd1f
  4. #c1b52b
  5. #b8ae37
  6. #afa644
  7. #a59e50
  8. #9c975c
  9. #938f68
  10. #898874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1caa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cc1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcc07 {
  color: #ddcc07;
}
Background
.bg-ddcc07 {
  background-color: #ddcc07;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcc07 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcc07;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcc07;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 204 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 94% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcc07 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcc07, #83dd07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcc07 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 204 7 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.31 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.84 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.16 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.19 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.28 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.55 #2233f8 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcc07  rgb(221, 204, 7)  hsl(55, 94%, 45%)  Citrine
#0718dd  rgb(7, 24, 221)  hsl(235, 94%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#07ddcc  rgb(7, 221, 204)  hsl(175, 94%, 45%)  Turquoise
#cc07dd  rgb(204, 7, 221)  hsl(295, 94%, 45%)  Electric Purple