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#DDD22D

#ddd22d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd22d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 82.35% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.98% magenta, 79.64% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.25°, with 72.13% saturation and 52.16% 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 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6165

Complementary

  1. #ddd22d
  2. #2d38dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd22d
  2. #2d90dd
  3. #7a2ddd

Analogous

  1. #dd7a2d
  2. #ddd22d
  3. #90dd2d

Triadic

  1. #ddd22d
  2. #2dddd2
  3. #d22ddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd22d
  2. #38dd2d
  3. #2d38dd
  4. #d22ddd

Square

  1. #ddd22d
  2. #2ddd7a
  3. #2d38dd
  4. #dd2d90

Monochromatic

  1. #615c10
  2. #a39b1a
  3. #ddd22d
  4. #e8e06f
  5. #f2eeb1

Shades

#ddd22d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd22d
  2. #c7bd29
  3. #b1a824
  4. #9b9320
  5. #857e1b
  6. #6f6917
  7. #585412
  8. #423f0e
  9. #2c2a09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd22d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd22d
  2. #e0d742
  3. #e4db57
  4. #e7e06c
  5. #ebe481
  6. #eee996
  7. #f1edab
  8. #f5f2c0
  9. #f8f6d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd22d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd22d
  2. #d4ca35
  3. #cac23e
  4. #c1b946
  5. #b8b14e
  6. #afa957
  7. #a5a15f
  8. #9c9967
  9. #93906f
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d13c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cd14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d136 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c991 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd22d {
  color: #ddd22d;
}
Background
.bg-ddd22d {
  background-color: #ddd22d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd22d {
  border: 2px solid #ddd22d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd22d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 210 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd22d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd22d, #90dd2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd22d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 210 45 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.66 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.82 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.12 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.11 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.65 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.72 #222dd2 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd22d  rgb(221, 210, 45)  hsl(56, 72%, 52%)  Citrine
#2d38dd  rgb(45, 56, 221)  hsl(236, 72%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2dddd2  rgb(45, 221, 210)  hsl(176, 72%, 52%)  Turquoise
#d22ddd  rgb(210, 45, 221)  hsl(296, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid