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#DDCD0C

#ddcd0c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddcd0c 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 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 94.57% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.41°, with 89.7% saturation and 45.69% 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 1.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.5906

Complementary

  1. #ddcd0c
  2. #0c1cdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcd0c
  2. #0c84dd
  3. #650cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd650c
  2. #ddcd0c
  3. #84dd0c

Triadic

  1. #ddcd0c
  2. #0cddcd
  3. #cd0cdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcd0c
  2. #1cdd0c
  3. #0c1cdd
  4. #cd0cdd

Square

  1. #ddcd0c
  2. #0cdd65
  3. #0c1cdd
  4. #dd0c84

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4604
  2. #948a08
  3. #ddcd0c
  4. #f5e741
  5. #f9f089

Shades

#ddcd0c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcd0c
  2. #c7b90b
  3. #b1a40a
  4. #9b9008
  5. #857b07
  6. #6f6706
  7. #585205
  8. #423e04
  9. #2c2902
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcd0c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcd0c
  2. #e0d224
  3. #e4d73d
  4. #e7dc55
  5. #ebe16d
  6. #eee686
  7. #f1eb9e
  8. #f5f0b6
  9. #f8f5ce
  10. #fcfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcd0c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcd0c
  2. #d4c518
  3. #cabe23
  4. #c1b62f
  5. #b8ae3a
  6. #afa746
  7. #a59f52
  8. #9c975d
  9. #938f69
  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 #e6cd28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cd20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcd0c {
  color: #ddcd0c;
}
Background
.bg-ddcd0c {
  background-color: #ddcd0c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcd0c {
  border: 2px solid #ddcd0c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcd0c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 90% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcd0c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd0c, #84dd0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcd0c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 12 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.33 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.61 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.87 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.11 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.19 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.50 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.66 #2232f3 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcd0c  rgb(221, 205, 12)  hsl(55, 90%, 46%)  Citrine
#0c1cdd  rgb(12, 28, 221)  hsl(235, 90%, 46%)  Blue
#0cddcd  rgb(12, 221, 205)  hsl(175, 90%, 46%)  Turquoise
#cd0cdd  rgb(205, 12, 221)  hsl(295, 90%, 46%)  Electric Purple