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#DDD41E

#ddd41e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd41e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 83.14% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.07% magenta, 86.43% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.17°, with 76.1% saturation and 49.22% 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 2.77.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6255

Complementary

  1. #ddd41e
  2. #1e27dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd41e
  2. #1e87dd
  3. #751edd

Analogous

  1. #dd751e
  2. #ddd41e
  3. #87dd1e

Triadic

  1. #ddd41e
  2. #1eddd4
  3. #d41edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd41e
  2. #27dd1e
  3. #1e27dd
  4. #d41edd

Square

  1. #ddd41e
  2. #1edd75
  3. #1e27dd
  4. #dd1e87

Monochromatic

  1. #56530c
  2. #9a9315
  3. #ddd41e
  4. #e9e35e
  5. #f2efa2

Shades

#ddd41e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd41e
  2. #c7bf1b
  3. #b1aa18
  4. #9b9415
  5. #857f12
  6. #6f6a0f
  7. #58550c
  8. #424009
  9. #2c2a06
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd41e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd41e
  2. #e0d835
  3. #e4dd4b
  4. #e7e162
  5. #ebe578
  6. #eeea8f
  7. #f1eea5
  8. #f5f2bc
  9. #f8f6d2
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd41e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd41e
  2. #d4cc28
  3. #cac332
  4. #c1bb3b
  5. #b8b245
  6. #afaa4f
  7. #a5a259
  8. #9c9963
  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 #ebd232 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d32b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cb91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd41e {
  color: #ddd41e;
}
Background
.bg-ddd41e {
  background-color: #ddd41e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd41e {
  border: 2px solid #ddd41e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd41e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 212 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd41e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd41e, #87dd1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd41e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 212 30 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.77 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.48 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.37 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.19 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.22 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.55 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.58 #222be1 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd41e  rgb(221, 212, 30)  hsl(57, 76%, 49%)  Citrine
#1e27dd  rgb(30, 39, 221)  hsl(237, 76%, 49%)  Blue
#1eddd4  rgb(30, 221, 212)  hsl(177, 76%, 49%)  Bright Turquoise
#d41edd  rgb(212, 30, 221)  hsl(297, 76%, 49%)  Medium Orchid