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#DDD009

#ddd009 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddd009 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 81.57% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 95.93% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.32°, with 92.17% saturation and 45.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.605

Complementary

  1. #ddd009
  2. #0916dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd009
  2. #0980dd
  3. #6609dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6609
  2. #ddd009
  3. #80dd09

Triadic

  1. #ddd009
  2. #09ddd0
  3. #d009dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd009
  2. #16dd09
  3. #0916dd
  4. #d009dd

Square

  1. #ddd009
  2. #09dd66
  3. #0916dd
  4. #dd0980

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4603
  2. #948b06
  3. #ddd009
  4. #f7ec3b
  5. #faf385

Shades

#ddd009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd009
  2. #c7bb08
  3. #b1a607
  4. #9b9206
  5. #857d05
  6. #6f6805
  7. #585304
  8. #423e03
  9. #2c2a02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd009
  2. #e0d522
  3. #e4d93a
  4. #e7de53
  5. #ebe36b
  6. #eee884
  7. #f1ec9d
  8. #f5f1b5
  9. #f8f6ce
  10. #fcfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd009
  2. #d4c815
  3. #cac021
  4. #c1b82d
  5. #b8b039
  6. #afa845
  7. #a5a050
  8. #9c985c
  9. #939068
  10. #898874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4c800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8cf28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d01f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c78d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd009 {
  color: #ddd009;
}
Background
.bg-ddd009 {
  background-color: #ddd009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd009 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 208 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd009, #80dd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 208 9 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 1.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.04 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.09 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.07 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.19 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.02 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 7.02 #222ff6 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd009  rgb(221, 208, 9)  hsl(56, 92%, 45%)  Citrine
#0916dd  rgb(9, 22, 221)  hsl(236, 92%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#09ddd0  rgb(9, 221, 208)  hsl(176, 92%, 45%)  Turquoise
#d009dd  rgb(208, 9, 221)  hsl(296, 92%, 45%)  Electric Purple