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#DDD40B

#ddd40b ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddd40b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 83.14% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.07% magenta, 95.02% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.43°, with 90.52% saturation and 45.49% 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 13.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.6248

Complementary

  1. #ddd40b
  2. #0b14dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd40b
  2. #0b7ddd
  3. #6b0bdd

Analogous

  1. #dd6b0b
  2. #ddd40b
  3. #7ddd0b

Triadic

  1. #ddd40b
  2. #0bddd4
  3. #d40bdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd40b
  2. #14dd0b
  3. #0b14dd
  4. #d40bdd

Square

  1. #ddd40b
  2. #0bdd6b
  3. #0b14dd
  4. #dd0b7d

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4804
  2. #948e07
  3. #ddd40b
  4. #f5ee3f
  5. #f9f488

Shades

#ddd40b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd40b
  2. #c7bf0a
  3. #b1aa09
  4. #9b9408
  5. #857f07
  6. #6f6a06
  7. #585504
  8. #424003
  9. #2c2a02
  10. #161501
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd40b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd40b
  2. #e0d823
  3. #e4dd3c
  4. #e7e154
  5. #ebe56d
  6. #eeea85
  7. #f1ee9d
  8. #f5f2b6
  9. #f8f6ce
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd40b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd40b
  2. #d4cc17
  3. #cac322
  4. #c1bb2e
  5. #b8b23a
  6. #afaa46
  7. #a5a251
  8. #9c995d
  9. #939169
  10. #898874
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d1a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd22a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d321 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd40b {
  color: #ddd40b;
}
Background
.bg-ddd40b {
  background-color: #ddd40b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd40b {
  border: 2px solid #ddd40b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd40b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 212 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd40b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd40b, #7ddd0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd40b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 212 11 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.65 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.19 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.22 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.36 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.37 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.43 #222bf4 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd40b  rgb(221, 212, 11)  hsl(57, 91%, 45%)  Citrine
#0b14dd  rgb(11, 20, 221)  hsl(237, 91%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#0bddd4  rgb(11, 221, 212)  hsl(177, 91%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise
#d40bdd  rgb(212, 11, 221)  hsl(297, 91%, 45%)  Electric Purple