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#DDCD12

#ddcd12 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddcd12 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 91.86% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.27°, with 84.94% saturation and 46.86% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.37.

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Relative luminance0.5908

Complementary

  1. #ddcd12
  2. #1222dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcd12
  2. #1287dd
  3. #6712dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6712
  2. #ddcd12
  3. #87dd12

Triadic

  1. #ddcd12
  2. #12ddcd
  3. #cd12dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcd12
  2. #22dd12
  3. #1222dd
  4. #cd12dd

Square

  1. #ddcd12
  2. #12dd67
  3. #1222dd
  4. #dd1287

Monochromatic

  1. #504a06
  2. #968b0c
  3. #ddcd12
  4. #f0e34b
  5. #f6ee92

Shades

#ddcd12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcd12
  2. #c7b910
  3. #b1a40e
  4. #9b900d
  5. #857b0b
  6. #6f6709
  7. #585207
  8. #423e05
  9. #2c2904
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcd12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcd12
  2. #e0d22a
  3. #e4d741
  4. #e7dc59
  5. #ebe171
  6. #eee689
  7. #f1eba0
  8. #f5f0b8
  9. #f8f5d0
  10. #fcfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcd12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcd12
  2. #d4c51d
  3. #cabe28
  4. #c1b633
  5. #b8ae3e
  6. #afa749
  7. #a59f54
  8. #9c975f
  9. #938f6a
  10. #898875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 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 #e6cd2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cd23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c48b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcd12 {
  color: #ddcd12;
}
Background
.bg-ddcd12 {
  background-color: #ddcd12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcd12 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcd12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcd12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcd12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd12, #87dd12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcd12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 18 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.37 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.61 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.91 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.10 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.50 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.69 #2232ed Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcd12  rgb(221, 205, 18)  hsl(55, 85%, 47%)  Citrine
#1222dd  rgb(18, 34, 221)  hsl(235, 85%, 47%)  Blue
#12ddcd  rgb(18, 221, 205)  hsl(175, 85%, 47%)  Turquoise
#cd12dd  rgb(205, 18, 221)  hsl(295, 85%, 47%)  Electric Purple