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#DDD41C

#ddd41c ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddd41c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.07% magenta, 87.33% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.2°, with 77.51% saturation and 48.82% 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 13.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6254

Complementary

  1. #ddd41c
  2. #1c25dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd41c
  2. #1c85dd
  3. #731cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd731c
  2. #ddd41c
  3. #85dd1c

Triadic

  1. #ddd41c
  2. #1cddd4
  3. #d41cdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd41c
  2. #25dd1c
  3. #1c25dd
  4. #d41cdd

Square

  1. #ddd41c
  2. #1cdd73
  3. #1c25dd
  4. #dd1c85

Monochromatic

  1. #55520b
  2. #999313
  3. #ddd41c
  4. #eae45b
  5. #f3ef9f

Shades

#ddd41c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd41c
  2. #c7bf19
  3. #b1aa16
  4. #9b9414
  5. #857f11
  6. #6f6a0e
  7. #58550b
  8. #424008
  9. #2c2a06
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd41c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd41c
  2. #e0d833
  3. #e4dd49
  4. #e7e160
  5. #ebe577
  6. #eeea8e
  7. #f1eea4
  8. #f5f2bb
  9. #f8f6d2
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd41c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd41c
  2. #d4cc26
  3. #cac330
  4. #c1bb3a
  5. #b8b244
  6. #afaa4e
  7. #a5a258
  8. #9c9962
  9. #93916c
  10. #898876
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d1a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd231 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d32a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cb91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd41c {
  color: #ddd41c;
}
Background
.bg-ddd41c {
  background-color: #ddd41c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd41c {
  border: 2px solid #ddd41c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd41c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 212 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd41c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd41c, #85dd1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd41c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 212 28 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.74 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.48 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.34 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.21 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.22 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.52 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.56 #222be3 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd41c  rgb(221, 212, 28)  hsl(57, 78%, 49%)  Citrine
#1c25dd  rgb(28, 37, 221)  hsl(237, 78%, 49%)  Blue
#1cddd4  rgb(28, 221, 212)  hsl(177, 78%, 49%)  Bright Turquoise
#d41cdd  rgb(212, 28, 221)  hsl(297, 78%, 49%)  Medium Orchid