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#DDDA2C

#ddda2c ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddda2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 80.09% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.98°, with 72.24% saturation and 51.96% 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 14.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.657

Complementary

  1. #ddda2c
  2. #2c2fdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddda2c
  2. #2c88dd
  3. #812cdd

Analogous

  1. #dd812c
  2. #ddda2c
  3. #88dd2c

Triadic

  1. #ddda2c
  2. #2cddda
  3. #da2cdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddda2c
  2. #2fdd2c
  3. #2c2fdd
  4. #da2cdd

Square

  1. #ddda2c
  2. #2cdd81
  3. #2c2fdd
  4. #dd2c88

Monochromatic

  1. #605f10
  2. #a2a01a
  3. #ddda2c
  4. #e8e66e
  5. #f2f1b0

Shades

#ddda2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddda2c
  2. #c7c428
  3. #b1ae23
  4. #9b991f
  5. #85831a
  6. #6f6d16
  7. #585712
  8. #42410d
  9. #2c2c09
  10. #161604
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddda2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddda2c
  2. #e0de41
  3. #e4e156
  4. #e7e56b
  5. #ebe980
  6. #eeed96
  7. #f1f0ab
  8. #f5f4c0
  9. #f8f8d5
  10. #fcfbea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddda2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddda2c
  2. #d4d134
  3. #cac83d
  4. #c1bf45
  5. #b8b64e
  6. #afad56
  7. #a5a45e
  8. #9c9b67
  9. #93926f
  10. #898978
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d6aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd63d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d50d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d837 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d197 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddda2c {
  color: #ddda2c;
}
Background
.bg-ddda2c {
  background-color: #ddda2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddda2c {
  border: 2px solid #ddda2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddda2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 218 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddda2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddda2c, #88dd2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddda2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 218 44 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.48 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.82 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.42 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.53 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.22 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.52 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 6.54 #2225d3 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ddda2c  rgb(221, 218, 44)  hsl(59, 72%, 52%)  Dandelion
#2c2fdd  rgb(44, 47, 221)  hsl(239, 72%, 52%)  Blue
#2cddda  rgb(44, 221, 218)  hsl(179, 72%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#da2cdd  rgb(218, 44, 221)  hsl(299, 72%, 52%)  Medium Orchid