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#DDD522

#ddd522 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd522 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 83.53% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.62% magenta, 84.62% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.43°, with 73.33% saturation and 50% 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 13.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6308

Complementary

  1. #ddd522
  2. #222add

Split complementary

  1. #ddd522
  2. #2288dd
  3. #7722dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7722
  2. #ddd522
  3. #88dd22

Triadic

  1. #ddd522
  2. #22ddd5
  3. #d522dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd522
  2. #2add22
  3. #222add
  4. #d522dd

Square

  1. #ddd522
  2. #22dd77
  3. #222add
  4. #dd2288

Monochromatic

  1. #58550e
  2. #9b9518
  3. #ddd522
  4. #e7e264
  5. #f1eea7

Shades

#ddd522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd522
  2. #c7c01f
  3. #b1aa1b
  4. #9b9518
  5. #858014
  6. #6f6b11
  7. #58550e
  8. #42400a
  9. #2c2b07
  10. #161503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd522
  2. #e0d938
  3. #e4dd4e
  4. #e7e264
  5. #ebe67a
  6. #eeea91
  7. #f1eea7
  8. #f5f2bd
  9. #f8f7d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd522
  2. #d4cd2b
  3. #cac435
  4. #c1bc3e
  5. #b8b348
  6. #afab51
  7. #a5a25a
  8. #9c9a64
  9. #93916d
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd335 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d42e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd522 {
  color: #ddd522;
}
Background
.bg-ddd522 {
  background-color: #ddd522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd522 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 213 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd522, #88dd22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 213 34 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.42 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.87 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.30 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.48 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.70 #222add Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd522  rgb(221, 213, 34)  hsl(57, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#222add  rgb(34, 42, 221)  hsl(237, 73%, 50%)  Blue
#22ddd5  rgb(34, 221, 213)  hsl(177, 73%, 50%)  Bright Turquoise
#d522dd  rgb(213, 34, 221)  hsl(297, 73%, 50%)  Medium Orchid