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#DDCD36

#ddcd36 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcd36 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 75.57% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.25°, with 71.06% saturation and 53.92% 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 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.593

Complementary

  1. #ddcd36
  2. #3646dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcd36
  2. #3699dd
  3. #7936dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7936
  2. #ddcd36
  3. #99dd36

Triadic

  1. #ddcd36
  2. #36ddcd
  3. #cd36dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcd36
  2. #46dd36
  3. #3646dd
  4. #cd36dd

Square

  1. #ddcd36
  2. #36dd79
  3. #3646dd
  4. #dd3699

Monochromatic

  1. #686012
  2. #aa9c1d
  3. #ddcd36
  4. #e8dd77
  5. #f3eeb9

Shades

#ddcd36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcd36
  2. #c7b931
  3. #b1a42b
  4. #9b9026
  5. #857b20
  6. #6f671b
  7. #585216
  8. #423e10
  9. #2c290b
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcd36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcd36
  2. #e0d24a
  3. #e4d75e
  4. #e7dc72
  5. #ebe186
  6. #eee69b
  7. #f1ebaf
  8. #f5f0c3
  9. #f8f5d7
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcd36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcd36
  2. #d4c53d
  3. #cabe45
  4. #c1b64c
  5. #b8ae54
  6. #afa75b
  7. #a59f62
  8. #9c976a
  9. #938f71
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c613 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc925 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cd3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcd36 {
  color: #ddcd36;
}
Background
.bg-ddcd36 {
  background-color: #ddcd36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcd36 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcd36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcd36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcd36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd36, #99dd36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcd36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 54 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.65 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.91 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.79 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.15 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.33 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.73 #2232c9 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcd36  rgb(221, 205, 54)  hsl(54, 71%, 54%)  Citrine
#3646dd  rgb(54, 70, 221)  hsl(234, 71%, 54%)  Iris
#36ddcd  rgb(54, 221, 205)  hsl(174, 71%, 54%)  Turquoise
#cd36dd  rgb(205, 54, 221)  hsl(294, 71%, 54%)  Medium Orchid