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#DDDA4B

#ddda4b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ddda4b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 66.06% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.77°, with 68.22% saturation and 58.04% 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 Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.44.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.6602

Complementary

  1. #ddda4b
  2. #4b4edd

Split complementary

  1. #ddda4b
  2. #4b97dd
  3. #914bdd

Analogous

  1. #dd914b
  2. #ddda4b
  3. #97dd4b

Triadic

  1. #ddda4b
  2. #4bddda
  3. #da4bdd

Tetradic

  1. #ddda4b
  2. #4edd4b
  3. #4b4edd
  4. #da4bdd

Square

  1. #ddda4b
  2. #4bdd91
  3. #4b4edd
  4. #dd4b97

Monochromatic

  1. #787617
  2. #b9b623
  3. #ddda4b
  4. #e9e78b
  5. #f5f4cc

Shades

#ddda4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddda4b
  2. #c7c444
  3. #b1ae3c
  4. #9b9935
  5. #85832d
  6. #6f6d26
  7. #58571e
  8. #424117
  9. #2c2c0f
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddda4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddda4b
  2. #e0de5d
  3. #e4e16f
  4. #e7e581
  5. #ebe993
  6. #eeeda5
  7. #f1f0b7
  8. #f5f4c9
  9. #f8f8db
  10. #fcfbed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddda4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddda4b
  2. #d4d150
  3. #cac856
  4. #c1bf5b
  5. #b8b660
  6. #afad66
  7. #a5a46b
  8. #9c9b70
  9. #939275
  10. #89897b
  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 #ebd236 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eed754 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d540 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d851 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d29c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddda4b {
  color: #ddda4b;
}
Background
.bg-ddda4b {
  background-color: #ddda4b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddda4b {
  border: 2px solid #ddda4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddda4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 218 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 68% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddda4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddda4b, #97dd4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddda4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 218 75 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.56 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.60 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.51 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.68 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.43 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.48 #2225b4 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#ddda4b  rgb(221, 218, 75)  hsl(59, 68%, 58%)  Straw
#4b4edd  rgb(75, 78, 221)  hsl(239, 68%, 58%)  Iris
#4bddda  rgb(75, 221, 218)  hsl(179, 68%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#da4bdd  rgb(218, 75, 221)  hsl(299, 68%, 58%)  Medium Orchid