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#DDD045

#ddd045 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd045 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 68.78% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 54.87°, with 69.09% saturation and 56.86% 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 13.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6091

Complementary

  1. #ddd045
  2. #4552dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd045
  2. #459edd
  3. #8445dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8445
  2. #ddd045
  3. #9edd45

Triadic

  1. #ddd045
  2. #45ddd0
  3. #d045dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd045
  2. #52dd45
  3. #4552dd
  4. #d045dd

Square

  1. #ddd045
  2. #45dd84
  3. #4552dd
  4. #dd459e

Monochromatic

  1. #746c15
  2. #b4a821
  3. #ddd045
  4. #e9e086
  5. #f5f1c6

Shades

#ddd045 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd045
  2. #c7bb3e
  3. #b1a637
  4. #9b9230
  5. #857d29
  6. #6f6823
  7. #58531c
  8. #423e15
  9. #2c2a0e
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd045 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd045
  2. #e0d558
  3. #e4d96a
  4. #e7de7d
  5. #ebe38f
  6. #eee8a2
  7. #f1ecb5
  8. #f5f1c7
  9. #f8f6da
  10. #fcfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd045 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd045
  2. #d4c84b
  3. #cac051
  4. #c1b857
  5. #b8b05d
  6. #afa863
  7. #a5a068
  8. #9c986e
  9. #939074
  10. #89887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c930 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d04e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cc39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d04b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd045 {
  color: #ddd045;
}
Background
.bg-ddd045 {
  background-color: #ddd045;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd045 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd045;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd045;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 208 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd045 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd045, #9edd45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd045 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 208 69 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.82 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.46 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.90 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.05 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.62 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.66 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.92 #222fba Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd045  rgb(221, 208, 69)  hsl(55, 69%, 57%)  Citrine
#4552dd  rgb(69, 82, 221)  hsl(235, 69%, 57%)  Iris
#45ddd0  rgb(69, 221, 208)  hsl(175, 69%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d045dd  rgb(208, 69, 221)  hsl(295, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid