What color is #DDBB33?

#DDBB33 is a moderate yellow known as Wax. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wax?

The RGB value is 221, 187, 51: 221 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wax?

The complementary color is #3355DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDBB33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wax color: hex code #DDBB33

#DDBB33 rgb(221, 187, 51)

Shades of yellow

Wax has the hex code #DDBB33. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 73.3% green and 20% blue (221, 187, 51).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 71% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 77% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

Wax (#DDBB33) color codes

HEX	`#DDBB33`
RGB	`rgb(221, 187, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 73.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 71%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 77%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 77%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.77, -1.19, 68.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.77, 68.34, 90.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.189, 51.155, 10.467)`
Decimal	`14531379`
Short hex	`#DB3`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wax, 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 #DDBB33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDBB33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #DDBB33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddbb33; }
.text { color: #ddbb33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddbb33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 187 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddbb33, #aadd33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DDBB33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DDBB33?: #DDBB33 is a moderate yellow known as Wax. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wax?: The RGB value is 221, 187, 51: 221 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wax?: The complementary color is #3355DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDBB33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.