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#DDCD19

#ddcd19 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddcd19 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 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 88.69% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.1°, with 79.67% saturation and 48.24% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.591

Complementary

  1. #ddcd19
  2. #1929dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcd19
  2. #198bdd
  3. #6b19dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6b19
  2. #ddcd19
  3. #8bdd19

Triadic

  1. #ddcd19
  2. #19ddcd
  3. #cd19dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcd19
  2. #29dd19
  3. #1929dd
  4. #cd19dd

Square

  1. #ddcd19
  2. #19dd6b
  3. #1929dd
  4. #dd198b

Monochromatic

  1. #544e09
  2. #988d11
  3. #ddcd19
  4. #ece057
  5. #f4ec9b

Shades

#ddcd19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcd19
  2. #c7b917
  3. #b1a414
  4. #9b9012
  5. #857b0f
  6. #6f670d
  7. #58520a
  8. #423e08
  9. #2c2905
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcd19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcd19
  2. #e0d230
  3. #e4d747
  4. #e7dc5e
  5. #ebe175
  6. #eee68c
  7. #f1eba3
  8. #f5f0ba
  9. #f8f5d1
  10. #fcfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcd19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcd19
  2. #d4c523
  3. #cabe2e
  4. #c1b638
  5. #b8ae42
  6. #afa74d
  7. #a59f57
  8. #9c9761
  9. #938f6b
  10. #898876
  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 #e6cd2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cd27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcd19 {
  color: #ddcd19;
}
Background
.bg-ddcd19 {
  background-color: #ddcd19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcd19 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcd19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcd19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcd19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd19, #8bdd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcd19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 25 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.47 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.60 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.96 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.10 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.29 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.51 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 6.74 #2232e6 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcd19  rgb(221, 205, 25)  hsl(55, 80%, 48%)  Citrine
#1929dd  rgb(25, 41, 221)  hsl(235, 80%, 48%)  Blue
#19ddcd  rgb(25, 221, 205)  hsl(175, 80%, 48%)  Turquoise
#cd19dd  rgb(205, 25, 221)  hsl(295, 80%, 48%)  Electric Purple