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#DDD327

#ddd327 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd327 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 82.75% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.52% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.7°, with 72.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 13.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.68.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6211

Complementary

  1. #ddd327
  2. #2731dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd327
  2. #278cdd
  3. #7827dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7827
  2. #ddd327
  3. #8cdd27

Triadic

  1. #ddd327
  2. #27ddd3
  3. #d327dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd327
  2. #31dd27
  3. #2731dd
  4. #d327dd

Square

  1. #ddd327
  2. #27dd78
  3. #2731dd
  4. #dd278c

Monochromatic

  1. #5c580f
  2. #9f9719
  3. #ddd327
  4. #e7e069
  5. #f2eeab

Shades

#ddd327 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd327
  2. #c7be23
  3. #b1a91f
  4. #9b941b
  5. #857f17
  6. #6f6a14
  7. #585410
  8. #423f0c
  9. #2c2a08
  10. #161504
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd327 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd327
  2. #e0d73d
  3. #e4dc52
  4. #e7e068
  5. #ebe57d
  6. #eee993
  7. #f1eda9
  8. #f5f2be
  9. #f8f6d4
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd327 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd327
  2. #d4cb30
  3. #cac239
  4. #c1ba42
  5. #b8b24b
  6. #afaa54
  7. #a5a15c
  8. #9c9965
  9. #93916e
  10. #898877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec4b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d232 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ca91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd327 {
  color: #ddd327;
}
Background
.bg-ddd327 {
  background-color: #ddd327;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd327 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd327;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd327;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 211 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd327 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd327, #8cdd27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd327 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 211 39 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.68 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.63 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.75 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.19 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.39 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.43 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.65 #222cd8 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd327  rgb(221, 211, 39)  hsl(57, 73%, 51%)  Citrine
#2731dd  rgb(39, 49, 221)  hsl(237, 73%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#27ddd3  rgb(39, 221, 211)  hsl(177, 73%, 51%)  Turquoise
#d327dd  rgb(211, 39, 221)  hsl(297, 73%, 51%)  Medium Orchid