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#DDCC28

#ddcc28 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcc28 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 80% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 81.9% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.36°, with 72.69% saturation and 51.18% 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 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5871

Complementary

  1. #ddcc28
  2. #2839dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcc28
  2. #2894dd
  3. #7128dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7128
  2. #ddcc28
  3. #94dd28

Triadic

  1. #ddcc28
  2. #28ddcc
  3. #cc28dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcc28
  2. #39dd28
  3. #2839dd
  4. #cc28dd

Square

  1. #ddcc28
  2. #28dd71
  3. #2839dd
  4. #dd2894

Monochromatic

  1. #5d560f
  2. #9f9319
  3. #ddcc28
  4. #e7dc6a
  5. #f2ebac

Shades

#ddcc28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcc28
  2. #c7b824
  3. #b1a320
  4. #9b8f1c
  5. #857a18
  6. #6f6614
  7. #585210
  8. #423d0c
  9. #2c2908
  10. #161404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcc28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcc28
  2. #e0d13e
  3. #e4d653
  4. #e7db69
  5. #ebe07e
  6. #eee694
  7. #f1eba9
  8. #f5f0bf
  9. #f8f5d4
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcc28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcc28
  2. #d4c431
  3. #cabd3a
  4. #c1b542
  5. #b8ae4b
  6. #afa654
  7. #a59e5d
  8. #9c9766
  9. #938f6e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2caa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec809 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cd31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c38d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcc28 {
  color: #ddcc28;
}
Background
.bg-ddcc28 {
  background-color: #ddcc28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcc28 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcc28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcc28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 204 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcc28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcc28, #94dd28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcc28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 204 40 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.89 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.20 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.46 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.50 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.55 #2233d7 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcc28  rgb(221, 204, 40)  hsl(54, 73%, 51%)  Citrine
#2839dd  rgb(40, 57, 221)  hsl(234, 73%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#28ddcc  rgb(40, 221, 204)  hsl(174, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise
#cc28dd  rgb(204, 40, 221)  hsl(294, 73%, 51%)  Medium Orchid