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#DDD63B

#ddd63b ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddd63b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 83.92% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.17% magenta, 73.3% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 57.41°, with 70.43% saturation and 54.9% 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 13.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6378

Complementary

  1. #ddd63b
  2. #3b42dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd63b
  2. #3b93dd
  3. #853bdd

Analogous

  1. #dd853b
  2. #ddd63b
  3. #93dd3b

Triadic

  1. #ddd63b
  2. #3bddd6
  3. #d63bdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd63b
  2. #42dd3b
  3. #3b42dd
  4. #d63bdd

Square

  1. #ddd63b
  2. #3bdd85
  3. #3b42dd
  4. #dd3b93

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6813
  2. #ada71e
  3. #ddd63b
  4. #e8e47c
  5. #f4f1bd

Shades

#ddd63b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd63b
  2. #c7c135
  3. #b1ab2f
  4. #9b9629
  5. #858023
  6. #6f6b1e
  7. #585618
  8. #424012
  9. #2c2b0c
  10. #161506
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd63b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd63b
  2. #e0da4f
  3. #e4de62
  4. #e7e276
  5. #ebe689
  6. #eeeb9d
  7. #f1efb1
  8. #f5f3c4
  9. #f8f7d8
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd63b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd63b
  2. #d4cd42
  3. #cac549
  4. #c1bc50
  5. #b8b457
  6. #afab5e
  7. #a5a264
  8. #9c9a6b
  9. #939172
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d3aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8ce1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd447 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d12b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d542 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ce96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd63b {
  color: #ddd63b;
}
Background
.bg-ddd63b {
  background-color: #ddd63b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd63b {
  border: 2px solid #ddd63b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd63b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 214 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd63b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd63b, #93dd3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd63b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 214 59 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.80 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.03 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.94 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.28 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.45 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.65 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.07 #2229c4 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ddd63b  rgb(221, 214, 59)  hsl(57, 70%, 55%)  Dandelion
#3b42dd  rgb(59, 66, 221)  hsl(237, 70%, 55%)  Iris
#3bddd6  rgb(59, 221, 214)  hsl(177, 70%, 55%)  Bright Turquoise
#d63bdd  rgb(214, 59, 221)  hsl(297, 70%, 55%)  Medium Orchid