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#DDD24A

#ddd24a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd24a 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 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.98% magenta, 66.52% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 55.51°, with 68.37% saturation and 57.84% 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6196

Complementary

  1. #ddd24a
  2. #4a55dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd24a
  2. #4a9edd
  3. #884add

Analogous

  1. #dd884a
  2. #ddd24a
  3. #9edd4a

Triadic

  1. #ddd24a
  2. #4addd2
  3. #d24add

Tetradic

  1. #ddd24a
  2. #55dd4a
  3. #4a55dd
  4. #d24add

Square

  1. #ddd24a
  2. #4add88
  3. #4a55dd
  4. #dd4a9e

Monochromatic

  1. #787016
  2. #b8ad23
  3. #ddd24a
  4. #e9e28a
  5. #f5f2cb

Shades

#ddd24a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd24a
  2. #c7bd43
  3. #b1a83b
  4. #9b9334
  5. #857e2c
  6. #6f6925
  7. #58541e
  8. #423f16
  9. #2c2a0f
  10. #161507
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd24a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd24a
  2. #e0d75c
  3. #e4db6e
  4. #e7e080
  5. #ebe492
  6. #eee9a5
  7. #f1edb7
  8. #f5f2c9
  9. #f8f6db
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd24a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd24a
  2. #d4ca4f
  3. #cac255
  4. #c1b95a
  5. #b8b160
  6. #afa965
  7. #a5a16a
  8. #9c9970
  9. #939075
  10. #89887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cb37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d153 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1ce3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d24f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ca97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd24a {
  color: #ddd24a;
}
Background
.bg-ddd24a {
  background-color: #ddd24a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd24a {
  border: 2px solid #ddd24a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd24a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 210 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 68% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd24a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd24a, #9edd4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd24a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 210 74 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.96 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.37 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.88 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.22 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.53 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.73 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.88 #222db5 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Straw
#ddd24a  rgb(221, 210, 74)  hsl(56, 68%, 58%)  Straw
#4a55dd  rgb(74, 85, 221)  hsl(236, 68%, 58%)  Iris
#4addd2  rgb(74, 221, 210)  hsl(176, 68%, 58%)  Turquoise
#d24add  rgb(210, 74, 221)  hsl(296, 68%, 58%)  Medium Orchid