What color is #DDC75B?

#DDC75B is a moderate yellow known as Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Duck Butter?

The RGB value is 221, 199, 91: 221 red, 199 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Duck Butter?

The complementary color is #5B71DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDC75B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Duck Butter color: hex code #DDC75B

#DDC75B rgb(221, 199, 91)

Shades of yellow

Duck Butter has the hex code #DDC75B. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 78% green and 35.7% blue (221, 199, 91).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 66% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 59% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

Duck Butter (#DDC75B) color codes

HEX	`#DDC75B`
RGB	`rgb(221, 199, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 78%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 66%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 59%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 59%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.17, -5.22, 55.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.17, 55.98, 95.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.133, 56.977, 18.147)`
Decimal	`14534491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Duck Butter, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DDC75B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDC75B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DDC75B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddc75b; }
.text { color: #ddc75b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddc75b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 199 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddc75b, #b2dd5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #DDC75B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDC75B?: #DDC75B is a moderate yellow known as Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Duck Butter?: The RGB value is 221, 199, 91: 221 red, 199 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Duck Butter?: The complementary color is #5B71DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDC75B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.