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#DDCD37

#ddcd37 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcd37 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 75.11% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.22°, with 70.94% saturation and 54.12% 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 2.71.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5931

Complementary

  1. #ddcd37
  2. #3747dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcd37
  2. #379add
  3. #7a37dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7a37
  2. #ddcd37
  3. #9add37

Triadic

  1. #ddcd37
  2. #37ddcd
  3. #cd37dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcd37
  2. #47dd37
  3. #3747dd
  4. #cd37dd

Square

  1. #ddcd37
  2. #37dd7a
  3. #3747dd
  4. #dd379a

Monochromatic

  1. #696112
  2. #ab9d1d
  3. #ddcd37
  4. #e8dd78
  5. #f3eeba

Shades

#ddcd37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcd37
  2. #c7b932
  3. #b1a42c
  4. #9b9027
  5. #857b21
  6. #6f671c
  7. #585216
  8. #423e11
  9. #2c290b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcd37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcd37
  2. #e0d24b
  3. #e4d75f
  4. #e7dc73
  5. #ebe187
  6. #eee69b
  7. #f1ebaf
  8. #f5f0c3
  9. #f8f5d7
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcd37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcd37
  2. #d4c53e
  3. #cabe46
  4. #c1b64d
  5. #b8ae54
  6. #afa75c
  7. #a59f63
  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 #e0c616 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebeb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc927 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cd3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c490 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcd37 {
  color: #ddcd37;
}
Background
.bg-ddcd37 {
  background-color: #ddcd37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcd37 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcd37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcd37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcd37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcd37, #9add37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcd37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 55 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.71 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.93 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.73 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.12 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.34 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.64 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.72 #2232c8 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcd37  rgb(221, 205, 55)  hsl(54, 71%, 54%)  Citrine
#3747dd  rgb(55, 71, 221)  hsl(234, 71%, 54%)  Iris
#37ddcd  rgb(55, 221, 205)  hsl(174, 71%, 54%)  Turquoise
#cd37dd  rgb(205, 55, 221)  hsl(294, 71%, 54%)  Medium Orchid