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#DDD30D

#ddd30d ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddd30d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 82.75% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.52% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.12°, with 88.89% saturation and 45.88% 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 13.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.6199

Complementary

  1. #ddd30d
  2. #0d17dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd30d
  2. #0d7fdd
  3. #6b0ddd

Analogous

  1. #dd6b0d
  2. #ddd30d
  3. #7fdd0d

Triadic

  1. #ddd30d
  2. #0dddd3
  3. #d30ddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd30d
  2. #17dd0d
  3. #0d17dd
  4. #d30ddd

Square

  1. #ddd30d
  2. #0ddd6b
  3. #0d17dd
  4. #dd0d7f

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4904
  2. #958e09
  3. #ddd30d
  4. #f4eb43
  5. #f8f38b

Shades

#ddd30d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd30d
  2. #c7be0c
  3. #b1a90a
  4. #9b9409
  5. #857f08
  6. #6f6a07
  7. #585405
  8. #423f04
  9. #2c2a03
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd30d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd30d
  2. #e0d725
  3. #e4dc3d
  4. #e7e056
  5. #ebe56e
  6. #eee986
  7. #f1ed9e
  8. #f5f2b6
  9. #f8f6cf
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd30d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd30d
  2. #d4cb19
  3. #cac224
  4. #c1ba30
  5. #b8b23b
  6. #afaa47
  7. #a5a152
  8. #9c995e
  9. #939169
  10. #898875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead12a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3ce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d222 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8ca8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd30d {
  color: #ddd30d;
}
Background
.bg-ddd30d {
  background-color: #ddd30d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd30d {
  border: 2px solid #ddd30d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd30d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 211 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 89% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd30d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd30d, #7fdd0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd30d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 211 13 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.40 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.61 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.41 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.16 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.36 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.62 #222cf2 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd30d  rgb(221, 211, 13)  hsl(57, 89%, 46%)  Citrine
#0d17dd  rgb(13, 23, 221)  hsl(237, 89%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#0dddd3  rgb(13, 221, 211)  hsl(177, 89%, 46%)  Turquoise
#d30ddd  rgb(211, 13, 221)  hsl(297, 89%, 46%)  Electric Purple