What color is #DDFF00?

#DDFF00 is a vivid yellow known as Lime Zest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lime Zest?

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

What is the complementary color of Lime Zest?

The complementary color is #2200FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDFF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lime Zest color: hex code #DDFF00

#DDFF00 rgb(221, 255, 0)

Shades of green

Lime Zest has the hex code #DDFF00. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 100% green and 0% blue (221, 255, 0).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.38:1).

Lime Zest (#DDFF00) color codes

HEX	`#DDFF00`
RGB	`rgb(221, 255, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 100%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.69, -35.3, 91.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.69, 98.14, 111.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.58, 86.893, 13.317)`
Decimal	`14548736`
Short hex	`#DF0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lime Zest, 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 #DDFF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDFF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.38:1	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 #DDFF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddff00; }
.text { color: #ddff00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddff00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 255 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddff00, #5eff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Yellow.

See #DDFF00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDFF00?: #DDFF00 is a vivid yellow known as Lime Zest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lime Zest?: The RGB value is 221, 255, 0: 221 red, 255 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lime Zest?: The complementary color is #2200FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDFF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.