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#DDD339

#ddd339 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd339 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.52% magenta, 74.21% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 56.34°, with 70.69% saturation and 54.51% 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 13.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6226

Complementary

  1. #ddd339
  2. #3943dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd339
  2. #3995dd
  3. #8139dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8139
  2. #ddd339
  3. #95dd39

Triadic

  1. #ddd339
  2. #39ddd3
  3. #d339dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd339
  2. #43dd39
  3. #3943dd
  4. #d339dd

Square

  1. #ddd339
  2. #39dd81
  3. #3943dd
  4. #dd3995

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6512
  2. #aca31e
  3. #ddd339
  4. #e8e27a
  5. #f3f0bc

Shades

#ddd339 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd339
  2. #c7be33
  3. #b1a92e
  4. #9b9428
  5. #857f22
  6. #6f6a1d
  7. #585417
  8. #423f11
  9. #2c2a0b
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd339 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd339
  2. #e0d74d
  3. #e4dc61
  4. #e7e074
  5. #ebe588
  6. #eee99c
  7. #f1edb0
  8. #f5f2c4
  9. #f8f6d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd339 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd339
  2. #d4cb40
  3. #cac247
  4. #c1ba4e
  5. #b8b255
  6. #afaa5d
  7. #a5a164
  8. #9c996b
  9. #939172
  10. #898879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cb18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d245 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2ce29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d240 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cb94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd339 {
  color: #ddd339;
}
Background
.bg-ddd339 {
  background-color: #ddd339;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd339 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd339;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd339;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 211 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 71% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd339 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd339, #95dd39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd339 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 211 57 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.36 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.32 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.34 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.40 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.77 #222cc6 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd339  rgb(221, 211, 57)  hsl(56, 71%, 55%)  Citrine
#3943dd  rgb(57, 67, 221)  hsl(236, 71%, 55%)  Iris
#39ddd3  rgb(57, 221, 211)  hsl(176, 71%, 55%)  Turquoise
#d339dd  rgb(211, 57, 221)  hsl(296, 71%, 55%)  Medium Orchid