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#DDD52E

#ddd52e ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd52e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.62% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.26°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 13.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 3.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6316

Complementary

  1. #ddd52e
  2. #2e36dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd52e
  2. #2e8ddd
  3. #7d2edd

Analogous

  1. #dd7d2e
  2. #ddd52e
  3. #8ddd2e

Triadic

  1. #ddd52e
  2. #2eddd5
  3. #d52edd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd52e
  2. #36dd2e
  3. #2e36dd
  4. #d52edd

Square

  1. #ddd52e
  2. #2edd7d
  3. #2e36dd
  4. #dd2e8d

Monochromatic

  1. #625e10
  2. #a49e1b
  3. #ddd52e
  4. #e8e270
  5. #f2efb2

Shades

#ddd52e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd52e
  2. #c7c029
  3. #b1aa25
  4. #9b9520
  5. #85801c
  6. #6f6b17
  7. #585512
  8. #42400e
  9. #2c2b09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd52e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd52e
  2. #e0d943
  3. #e4dd58
  4. #e7e26d
  5. #ebe682
  6. #eeea97
  7. #f1eeab
  8. #f5f2c0
  9. #f8f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd52e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd52e
  2. #d4cd36
  3. #cac43e
  4. #c1bc47
  5. #b8b34f
  6. #afab57
  7. #a5a25f
  8. #9c9a67
  9. #939170
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8cd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd33d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d015 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d437 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cc94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd52e {
  color: #ddd52e;
}
Background
.bg-ddd52e {
  background-color: #ddd52e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd52e {
  border: 2px solid #ddd52e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd52e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 213 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd52e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd52e, #8ddd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd52e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 213 46 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.33 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.53 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.56 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.08 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.38 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.74 #222ad1 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd52e  rgb(221, 213, 46)  hsl(57, 72%, 52%)  Citrine
#2e36dd  rgb(46, 54, 221)  hsl(237, 72%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#2eddd5  rgb(46, 221, 213)  hsl(177, 72%, 52%)  Bright Turquoise
#d52edd  rgb(213, 46, 221)  hsl(297, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid