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#DDCD20

#ddcd20 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcd20 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 80.39% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 85.52% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.92°, with 74.7% saturation and 49.61% 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 12.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5914

Complementary

  1. #ddcd20
  2. #2030dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcd20
  2. #208fdd
  3. #6f20dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6f20
  2. #ddcd20
  3. #8fdd20

Triadic

  1. #ddcd20
  2. #20ddcd
  3. #cd20dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcd20
  2. #30dd20
  3. #2030dd
  4. #cd20dd

Square

  1. #ddcd20
  2. #20dd6f
  3. #2030dd
  4. #dd208f

Monochromatic

  1. #57510d
  2. #9a8f16
  3. #ddcd20
  4. #e8dd61
  5. #f2eba4

Shades

#ddcd20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcd20
  2. #c7b91d
  3. #b1a41a
  4. #9b9016
  5. #857b13
  6. #6f6710
  7. #58520d
  8. #423e0a
  9. #2c2906
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcd20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcd20
  2. #e0d236
  3. #e4d74d
  4. #e7dc63
  5. #ebe179
  6. #eee690
  7. #f1eba6
  8. #f5f0bc
  9. #f8f5d2
  10. #fcfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcd20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcd20
  2. #d4c52a
  3. #cabe33
  4. #c1b63d
  5. #b8ae46
  6. #afa750
  7. #a59f5a
  8. #9c9763
  9. #938f6d
  10. #898876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cd32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cd2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcd20 {
  color: #ddcd20;
}
Background
.bg-ddcd20 {
  background-color: #ddcd20;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcd20 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcd20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcd20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcd20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd20, #8fdd20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcd20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 32 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.63 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.62 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.05 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.11 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.38 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.52 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.78 #2232df Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcd20  rgb(221, 205, 32)  hsl(55, 75%, 50%)  Citrine
#2030dd  rgb(32, 48, 221)  hsl(235, 75%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#20ddcd  rgb(32, 221, 205)  hsl(175, 75%, 50%)  Turquoise
#cd20dd  rgb(205, 32, 221)  hsl(295, 75%, 50%)  Electric Purple