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#DDDA38

#ddda38 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddda38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 74.66% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.91°, with 70.82% saturation and 54.31% 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 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.658

Complementary

  1. #ddda38
  2. #383bdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddda38
  2. #388ddd
  3. #8738dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8738
  2. #ddda38
  3. #8ddd38

Triadic

  1. #ddda38
  2. #38ddda
  3. #da38dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddda38
  2. #3bdd38
  3. #383bdd
  4. #da38dd

Square

  1. #ddda38
  2. #38dd87
  3. #383bdd
  4. #dd388d

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6812
  2. #aba91d
  3. #ddda38
  4. #e8e679
  5. #f3f2bb

Shades

#ddda38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddda38
  2. #c7c432
  3. #b1ae2d
  4. #9b9927
  5. #858322
  6. #6f6d1c
  7. #585716
  8. #424111
  9. #2c2c0b
  10. #161606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddda38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddda38
  2. #e0de4c
  3. #e4e160
  4. #e7e574
  5. #ebe988
  6. #eeed9c
  7. #f1f0af
  8. #f5f4c3
  9. #f8f8d7
  10. #fcfbeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddda38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddda38
  2. #d4d13f
  3. #cac846
  4. #c1bf4e
  5. #b8b655
  6. #afad5c
  7. #a5a463
  8. #9c9b6a
  9. #939272
  10. #898979
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d6ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd110 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd645 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edccbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d525 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d840 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddda38 {
  color: #ddda38;
}
Background
.bg-ddda38 {
  background-color: #ddda38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddda38 {
  border: 2px solid #ddda38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddda38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 218 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddda38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddda38, #8ddd38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddda38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 218 56 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.83 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.82 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.47 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.61 #2225c7 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ddda38  rgb(221, 218, 56)  hsl(59, 71%, 54%)  Dandelion
#383bdd  rgb(56, 59, 221)  hsl(239, 71%, 54%)  Persian Blue
#38ddda  rgb(56, 221, 218)  hsl(179, 71%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#da38dd  rgb(218, 56, 221)  hsl(299, 71%, 54%)  Medium Orchid