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#DDCD2C

#ddcd2c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcd2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 80.09% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.58°, with 72.24% saturation and 51.96% 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 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5922

Complementary

  1. #ddcd2c
  2. #2c3cdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcd2c
  2. #2c94dd
  3. #752cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd752c
  2. #ddcd2c
  3. #94dd2c

Triadic

  1. #ddcd2c
  2. #2cddcd
  3. #cd2cdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcd2c
  2. #3cdd2c
  3. #2c3cdd
  4. #cd2cdd

Square

  1. #ddcd2c
  2. #2cdd75
  3. #2c3cdd
  4. #dd2c94

Monochromatic

  1. #605910
  2. #a2961a
  3. #ddcd2c
  4. #e8dd6e
  5. #f2ecb0

Shades

#ddcd2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcd2c
  2. #c7b928
  3. #b1a423
  4. #9b901f
  5. #857b1a
  6. #6f6716
  7. #585212
  8. #423e0d
  9. #2c2909
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcd2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcd2c
  2. #e0d241
  3. #e4d756
  4. #e7dc6b
  5. #ebe180
  6. #eee696
  7. #f1ebab
  8. #f5f0c0
  9. #f8f5d5
  10. #fcfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcd2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcd2c
  2. #d4c534
  3. #cabe3d
  4. #c1b645
  5. #b8ae4e
  6. #afa756
  7. #a59f5e
  8. #9c9767
  9. #938f6f
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cba3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc913 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cd35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcd2c {
  color: #ddcd2c;
}
Background
.bg-ddcd2c {
  background-color: #ddcd2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcd2c {
  border: 2px solid #ddcd2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcd2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcd2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd2c, #94dd2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcd2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 44 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.08 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.71 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.18 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.29 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.39 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.45 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.59 #2232d3 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcd2c  rgb(221, 205, 44)  hsl(55, 72%, 52%)  Citrine
#2c3cdd  rgb(44, 60, 221)  hsl(235, 72%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2cddcd  rgb(44, 221, 205)  hsl(175, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#cd2cdd  rgb(205, 44, 221)  hsl(295, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid