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#DDCC09

#ddcc09 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddcc09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 95.93% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.19°, with 92.17% saturation and 45.1% 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.32.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5858

Complementary

  1. #ddcc09
  2. #091add

Split complementary

  1. #ddcc09
  2. #0984dd
  3. #6209dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6209
  2. #ddcc09
  3. #84dd09

Triadic

  1. #ddcc09
  2. #09ddcc
  3. #cc09dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcc09
  2. #1add09
  3. #091add
  4. #cc09dd

Square

  1. #ddcc09
  2. #09dd62
  3. #091add
  4. #dd0984

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4403
  2. #948806
  3. #ddcc09
  4. #f7e83b
  5. #faf185

Shades

#ddcc09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcc09
  2. #c7b808
  3. #b1a307
  4. #9b8f06
  5. #857a05
  6. #6f6605
  7. #585204
  8. #423d03
  9. #2c2902
  10. #161401
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcc09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcc09
  2. #e0d122
  3. #e4d63a
  4. #e7db53
  5. #ebe06b
  6. #eee684
  7. #f1eb9d
  8. #f5f0b5
  9. #f8f5ce
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcc09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcc09
  2. #d4c415
  3. #cabd21
  4. #c1b52d
  5. #b8ae39
  6. #afa645
  7. #a59e50
  8. #9c975c
  9. #938f68
  10. #898874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 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 #e5cd27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbcae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cc1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c38a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcc09 {
  color: #ddcc09;
}
Background
.bg-ddcc09 {
  background-color: #ddcc09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcc09 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcc09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcc09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 204 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcc09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcc09, #84dd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcc09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 204 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.32 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.84 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.13 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.15 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.20 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.28 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.55 #2233f6 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcc09  rgb(221, 204, 9)  hsl(55, 92%, 45%)  Citrine
#091add  rgb(9, 26, 221)  hsl(235, 92%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#09ddcc  rgb(9, 221, 204)  hsl(175, 92%, 45%)  Turquoise
#cc09dd  rgb(204, 9, 221)  hsl(295, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple