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#DDDA48

#ddda48 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddda48 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 67.42% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.79°, with 68.66% saturation and 57.45% 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 14.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6598

Complementary

  1. #ddda48
  2. #484bdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddda48
  2. #4896dd
  3. #8f48dd

Analogous

  1. #dd8f48
  2. #ddda48
  3. #96dd48

Triadic

  1. #ddda48
  2. #48ddda
  3. #da48dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddda48
  2. #4bdd48
  3. #484bdd
  4. #da48dd

Square

  1. #ddda48
  2. #48dd8f
  3. #484bdd
  4. #dd4896

Monochromatic

  1. #767416
  2. #b7b422
  3. #ddda48
  4. #e9e789
  5. #f5f4c9

Shades

#ddda48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddda48
  2. #c7c441
  3. #b1ae3a
  4. #9b9932
  5. #85832b
  6. #6f6d24
  7. #58571d
  8. #424116
  9. #2c2c0e
  10. #161607
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddda48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddda48
  2. #e0de5a
  3. #e4e16d
  4. #e7e57f
  5. #ebe991
  6. #eeeda4
  7. #f1f0b6
  8. #f5f4c8
  9. #f8f8da
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddda48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddda48
  2. #d4d14e
  3. #cac853
  4. #c1bf59
  5. #b8b65e
  6. #afad64
  7. #a5a46a
  8. #9c9b6f
  9. #939275
  10. #89897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d7ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd132 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed752 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d53c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d84e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d29c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddda48 {
  color: #ddda48;
}
Background
.bg-ddda48 {
  background-color: #ddda48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddda48 {
  border: 2px solid #ddda48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddda48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 218 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddda48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddda48, #96dd48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddda48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 218 72 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.51 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.68 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.29 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.52 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.41 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 7.38 #2225b7 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#ddda48  rgb(221, 218, 72)  hsl(59, 69%, 57%)  Dandelion
#484bdd  rgb(72, 75, 221)  hsl(239, 69%, 57%)  Iris
#48ddda  rgb(72, 221, 218)  hsl(179, 69%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#da48dd  rgb(218, 72, 221)  hsl(299, 69%, 57%)  Medium Orchid