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#DDD034

#ddd034 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd034 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 81.57% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 76.47% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.38°, with 71.31% saturation and 53.53% 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 13.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6073

Complementary

  1. #ddd034
  2. #3441dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd034
  2. #3496dd
  3. #7b34dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7b34
  2. #ddd034
  3. #96dd34

Triadic

  1. #ddd034
  2. #34ddd0
  3. #d034dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd034
  2. #41dd34
  3. #3441dd
  4. #d034dd

Square

  1. #ddd034
  2. #34dd7b
  3. #3441dd
  4. #dd3496

Monochromatic

  1. #676011
  2. #a89e1c
  3. #ddd034
  4. #e8df76
  5. #f3eeb7

Shades

#ddd034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd034
  2. #c7bb2f
  3. #b1a62a
  4. #9b9224
  5. #857d1f
  6. #6f681a
  7. #585315
  8. #423e10
  9. #2c2a0a
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd034
  2. #e0d548
  3. #e4d95d
  4. #e7de71
  5. #ebe385
  6. #eee89a
  7. #f1ecae
  8. #f5f1c2
  9. #f8f6d6
  10. #fcfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd034
  2. #d4c83c
  3. #cac043
  4. #c1b84b
  5. #b8b052
  6. #afa85a
  7. #a5a062
  8. #9c9869
  9. #939071
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3c90a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d040 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cc21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d03c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd034 {
  color: #ddd034;
}
Background
.bg-ddd034 {
  background-color: #ddd034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd034 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 208 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd034, #96dd34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 208 52 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.67 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.26 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.79 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.23 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.50 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.84 #222fcb Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd034  rgb(221, 208, 52)  hsl(55, 71%, 54%)  Citrine
#3441dd  rgb(52, 65, 221)  hsl(235, 71%, 54%)  Iris
#34ddd0  rgb(52, 221, 208)  hsl(175, 71%, 54%)  Turquoise
#d034dd  rgb(208, 52, 221)  hsl(295, 71%, 54%)  Medium Orchid