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#DDD331

#ddd331 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd331 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.52% magenta, 77.83% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.51°, with 71.67% saturation and 52.94% 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 13.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6218

Complementary

  1. #ddd331
  2. #313bdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd331
  2. #3191dd
  3. #7d31dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7d31
  2. #ddd331
  3. #91dd31

Triadic

  1. #ddd331
  2. #31ddd3
  3. #d331dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd331
  2. #3bdd31
  3. #313bdd
  4. #d331dd

Square

  1. #ddd331
  2. #31dd7d
  3. #313bdd
  4. #dd3191

Monochromatic

  1. #646011
  2. #a69e1b
  3. #ddd331
  4. #e8e173
  5. #f3efb4

Shades

#ddd331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd331
  2. #c7be2c
  3. #b1a927
  4. #9b9422
  5. #857f1d
  6. #6f6a19
  7. #585414
  8. #423f0f
  9. #2c2a0a
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd331
  2. #e0d746
  3. #e4dc5a
  4. #e7e06f
  5. #ebe583
  6. #eee998
  7. #f1edad
  8. #f5f2c1
  9. #f8f6d6
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd331
  2. #d4cb39
  3. #cac241
  4. #c1ba49
  5. #b8b251
  6. #afaa59
  7. #a5a160
  8. #9c9968
  9. #939170
  10. #898878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead23f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec4b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d23a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ca93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd331 {
  color: #ddd331;
}
Background
.bg-ddd331 {
  background-color: #ddd331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd331 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 211 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd331, #91dd31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 211 49 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.00 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.76 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.86 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.28 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.33 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.88 #222cce Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd331  rgb(221, 211, 49)  hsl(57, 72%, 53%)  Citrine
#313bdd  rgb(49, 59, 221)  hsl(237, 72%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#31ddd3  rgb(49, 221, 211)  hsl(177, 72%, 53%)  Turquoise
#d331dd  rgb(211, 49, 221)  hsl(297, 72%, 53%)  Medium Orchid