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#DDD515

#ddd515 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddd515 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 83.53% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.62% magenta, 90.5% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.6°, with 82.64% saturation and 47.45% 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 13.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.6301

Complementary

  1. #ddd515
  2. #151ddd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd515
  2. #1581dd
  3. #7115dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7115
  2. #ddd515
  3. #81dd15

Triadic

  1. #ddd515
  2. #15ddd5
  3. #d515dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd515
  2. #1ddd15
  3. #151ddd
  4. #d515dd

Square

  1. #ddd515
  2. #15dd71
  3. #151ddd
  4. #dd1581

Monochromatic

  1. #514e08
  2. #97920e
  3. #ddd515
  4. #eee850
  5. #f5f196

Shades

#ddd515 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd515
  2. #c7c013
  3. #b1aa11
  4. #9b950f
  5. #85800d
  6. #6f6b0b
  7. #585508
  8. #424006
  9. #2c2b04
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd515 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd515
  2. #e0d92c
  3. #e4dd44
  4. #e7e25b
  5. #ebe673
  6. #eeea8a
  7. #f1eea1
  8. #f5f2b9
  9. #f8f7d0
  10. #fcfbe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd515 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd515
  2. #d4cd20
  3. #cac42a
  4. #c1bc35
  5. #b8b340
  6. #afab4b
  7. #a5a255
  8. #9c9a60
  9. #93916b
  10. #898975
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd32e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d426 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cc91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd515 {
  color: #ddd515;
}
Background
.bg-ddd515 {
  background-color: #ddd515;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd515 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd515;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd515;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 213 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd515 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd515, #81dd15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd515 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 213 21 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.95 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.41 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.06 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.01 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.29 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.31 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.58 #222aea Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd515  rgb(221, 213, 21)  hsl(58, 83%, 47%)  Citrine
#151ddd  rgb(21, 29, 221)  hsl(238, 83%, 47%)  Blue
#15ddd5  rgb(21, 221, 213)  hsl(178, 83%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise
#d515dd  rgb(213, 21, 221)  hsl(298, 83%, 47%)  Medium Orchid