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#DDCD08

#ddcd08 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddcd08 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 80.39% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 96.38% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.49°, with 93.01% saturation and 44.9% 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 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.31.

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Relative luminance0.5905

Complementary

  1. #ddcd08
  2. #0818dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcd08
  2. #0883dd
  3. #6208dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6208
  2. #ddcd08
  3. #83dd08

Triadic

  1. #ddcd08
  2. #08ddcd
  3. #cd08dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcd08
  2. #18dd08
  3. #0818dd
  4. #cd08dd

Square

  1. #ddcd08
  2. #08dd62
  3. #0818dd
  4. #dd0883

Monochromatic

  1. #494403
  2. #938805
  3. #ddcd08
  4. #f8ea3a
  5. #fbf283

Shades

#ddcd08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcd08
  2. #c7b907
  3. #b1a406
  4. #9b9006
  5. #857b05
  6. #6f6704
  7. #585203
  8. #423e02
  9. #2c2902
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcd08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcd08
  2. #e0d221
  3. #e4d739
  4. #e7dc52
  5. #ebe16b
  6. #eee684
  7. #f1eb9c
  8. #f5f0b5
  9. #f8f5ce
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcd08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcd08
  2. #d4c514
  3. #cabe20
  4. #c1b62c
  5. #b8ae38
  6. #afa744
  7. #a59f50
  8. #9c975c
  9. #938f68
  10. #898874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cba1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cd27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cd1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcd08 {
  color: #ddcd08;
}
Background
.bg-ddcd08 {
  background-color: #ddcd08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcd08 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcd08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcd08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcd08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd08, #83dd08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcd08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 8 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.31 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.62 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.86 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.11 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.17 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.51 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.65 #2232f7 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcd08  rgb(221, 205, 8)  hsl(55, 93%, 45%)  Citrine
#0818dd  rgb(8, 24, 221)  hsl(235, 93%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#08ddcd  rgb(8, 221, 205)  hsl(175, 93%, 45%)  Turquoise
#cd08dd  rgb(205, 8, 221)  hsl(295, 93%, 45%)  Electric Purple