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#DDCF46

#ddcf46 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddcf46 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 81.18% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.33% magenta, 68.33% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.44°, with 68.95% saturation and 57.06% 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 13.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6044

Complementary

  1. #ddcf46
  2. #4654dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcf46
  2. #469fdd
  3. #8446dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8446
  2. #ddcf46
  3. #9fdd46

Triadic

  1. #ddcf46
  2. #46ddcf
  3. #cf46dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcf46
  2. #54dd46
  3. #4654dd
  4. #cf46dd

Square

  1. #ddcf46
  2. #46dd84
  3. #4654dd
  4. #dd469f

Monochromatic

  1. #756c15
  2. #b5a721
  3. #ddcf46
  4. #e9e087
  5. #f5f1c7

Shades

#ddcf46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcf46
  2. #c7ba3f
  3. #b1a638
  4. #9b9131
  5. #857c2a
  6. #6f6823
  7. #58531c
  8. #423e15
  9. #2c290e
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcf46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcf46
  2. #e0d459
  3. #e4d96b
  4. #e7dd7e
  5. #ebe290
  6. #eee7a3
  7. #f1ecb5
  8. #f5f1c8
  9. #f8f5da
  10. #fcfaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcf46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcf46
  2. #d4c74c
  3. #cabf52
  4. #c1b757
  5. #b8af5d
  6. #afa863
  7. #a5a069
  8. #9c986f
  9. #939074
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cda7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c832 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2cf4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c794 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcf46 {
  color: #ddcf46;
}
Background
.bg-ddcf46 {
  background-color: #ddcf46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcf46 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcf46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcf46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 207 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcf46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcf46, #9fdd46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcf46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 207 70 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.86 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.13 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.91 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.71 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.79 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.90 #2230b9 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddcf46  rgb(221, 207, 70)  hsl(54, 69%, 57%)  Citrine
#4654dd  rgb(70, 84, 221)  hsl(234, 69%, 57%)  Iris
#46ddcf  rgb(70, 221, 207)  hsl(174, 69%, 57%)  Turquoise
#cf46dd  rgb(207, 70, 221)  hsl(294, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid