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#DDD700

#ddd700 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ddd700 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 84.31% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.71% magenta, 100% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.37°, with 100% saturation and 43.33% 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 13.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.6397

Complementary

  1. #ddd700
  2. #0006dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddd700
  2. #0074dd
  3. #6800dd

Analogous

  1. #dd6800
  2. #ddd700
  3. #74dd00

Triadic

  1. #ddd700
  2. #00ddd7
  3. #d700dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddd700
  2. #06dd00
  3. #0006dd
  4. #d700dd

Square

  1. #ddd700
  2. #00dd68
  3. #0006dd
  4. #dd0074

Monochromatic

  1. #444200
  2. #908d00
  3. #ddd700
  4. #fff92a
  5. #fffb77

Shades

#ddd700 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddd700
  2. #c7c200
  3. #b1ac00
  4. #9b9700
  5. #858100
  6. #6f6c00
  7. #585600
  8. #424100
  9. #2c2b00
  10. #161600
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddd700 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddd700
  2. #e0db1a
  3. #e4df33
  4. #e7e34d
  5. #ebe766
  6. #eeeb80
  7. #f1ef99
  8. #f5f3b3
  9. #f8f7cc
  10. #fcfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddd700 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddd700
  2. #d4ce0d
  3. #cac61a
  4. #c1bd26
  5. #b8b433
  6. #afac40
  7. #a5a34d
  8. #9c9a5a
  9. #939166
  10. #898973
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d4a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd427 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d51d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ce91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddd700 {
  color: #ddd700;
}
Background
.bg-ddd700 {
  background-color: #ddd700;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddd700 {
  border: 2px solid #ddd700;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddd700;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 215 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddd700 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddd700, #74dd00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddd700 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 215 0 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.45 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.58 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.66 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.94 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.26 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.48 #2228ff Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ddd700  rgb(221, 215, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 43%)  Dandelion
#0006dd  rgb(0, 6, 221)  hsl(238, 100%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#00ddd7  rgb(0, 221, 215)  hsl(178, 100%, 43%)  Bright Turquoise
#d700dd  rgb(215, 0, 221)  hsl(298, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple