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#DDD52F

#ddd52f ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd52f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.62% magenta, 78.73% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.24°, with 71.9% saturation and 52.55% 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 3.36.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6317

Complementary

  1. #ddd52f
  2. #2f37dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd52f
  2. #2f8edd
  3. #7e2fdd

Analogous

  1. #dd7e2f
  2. #ddd52f
  3. #8edd2f

Triadic

  1. #ddd52f
  2. #2fddd5
  3. #d52fdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd52f
  2. #37dd2f
  3. #2f37dd
  4. #d52fdd

Square

  1. #ddd52f
  2. #2fdd7e
  3. #2f37dd
  4. #dd2f8e

Monochromatic

  1. #635f10
  2. #a59e1b
  3. #ddd52f
  4. #e8e271
  5. #f2f0b3

Shades

#ddd52f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd52f
  2. #c7c02a
  3. #b1aa26
  4. #9b9521
  5. #85801c
  6. #6f6b18
  7. #585513
  8. #42400e
  9. #2c2b09
  10. #161505
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd52f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd52f
  2. #e0d944
  3. #e4dd59
  4. #e7e26d
  5. #ebe682
  6. #eeea97
  7. #f1eeac
  8. #f5f2c1
  9. #f8f7d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd52f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd52f
  2. #d4cd37
  3. #cac43f
  4. #c1bc47
  5. #b8b34f
  6. #afab58
  7. #a5a260
  8. #9c9a68
  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 #ebd33e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d017 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d438 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cc94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd52f {
  color: #ddd52f;
}
Background
.bg-ddd52f {
  background-color: #ddd52f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd52f {
  border: 2px solid #ddd52f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd52f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 213 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd52f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd52f, #8edd2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd52f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 213 47 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.36 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.54 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.59 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.03 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.39 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.77 #222ad0 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Citrine
#ddd52f  rgb(221, 213, 47)  hsl(57, 72%, 53%)  Citrine
#2f37dd  rgb(47, 55, 221)  hsl(237, 72%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#2fddd5  rgb(47, 221, 213)  hsl(177, 72%, 53%)  Bright Turquoise
#d52fdd  rgb(213, 47, 221)  hsl(297, 72%, 53%)  Medium Orchid