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#DDDA24

#ddda24 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddda24 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 85.49% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 83.71% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 59.03°, with 73.12% saturation and 50.39% 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 14.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6564

Complementary

  1. #ddda24
  2. #2427dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddda24
  2. #2483dd
  3. #7e24dd

Analogous

  1. #dd7e24
  2. #ddda24
  3. #83dd24

Triadic

  1. #ddda24
  2. #24ddda
  3. #da24dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddda24
  2. #27dd24
  3. #2427dd
  4. #da24dd

Square

  1. #ddda24
  2. #24dd7e
  3. #2427dd
  4. #dd2483

Monochromatic

  1. #5a590e
  2. #9c9a18
  3. #ddda24
  4. #e7e566
  5. #f2f0a8

Shades

#ddda24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddda24
  2. #c7c420
  3. #b1ae1d
  4. #9b9919
  5. #858316
  6. #6f6d12
  7. #58570e
  8. #42410b
  9. #2c2c07
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddda24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddda24
  2. #e0de3a
  3. #e4e150
  4. #e7e566
  5. #ebe97c
  6. #eeed92
  7. #f1f0a7
  8. #f5f4bd
  9. #f8f8d3
  10. #fcfbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddda24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddda24
  2. #d4d12d
  3. #cac836
  4. #c1bf40
  5. #b8b649
  6. #afad52
  7. #a5a45b
  8. #9c9b64
  9. #93926e
  10. #898977
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d6aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd637 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d831 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddda24 {
  color: #ddda24;
}
Background
.bg-ddda24 {
  background-color: #ddda24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddda24 {
  border: 2px solid #ddda24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddda24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 218 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddda24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddda24, #83dd24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddda24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 218 36 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.42 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.59 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.42 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.53 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.03 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.36 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.74 #2225db Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ddda24  rgb(221, 218, 36)  hsl(59, 73%, 50%)  Dandelion
#2427dd  rgb(36, 39, 221)  hsl(239, 73%, 50%)  Blue
#24ddda  rgb(36, 221, 218)  hsl(179, 73%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#da24dd  rgb(218, 36, 221)  hsl(299, 73%, 50%)  Medium Orchid