What color is #DDC300?

#DDC300 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDC300?

The RGB value is 221, 195, 0: 221 red, 195 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDC300?

The complementary color is #001ADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDC300?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDC300 color

#DDC300 rgb(221, 195, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DDC300 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 76.5% green and 0% blue (221, 195, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Oh Em Ghee (#E3C81C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#DDC300 color codes

HEX	`#DDC300`
RGB	`rgb(221, 195, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 76.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, -6.34, 79.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 80.1, 94.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.337, 54.405, 7.903)`
Decimal	`14533376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDC300, 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 #DDC300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDC300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #DDC300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddc300; }
.text { color: #ddc300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddc300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 195 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddc300, #89dd00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

Questions

What color is #DDC300?: #DDC300 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDC300?: The RGB value is 221, 195, 0: 221 red, 195 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDC300?: The complementary color is #001ADD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDC300?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.