What color is #DDC75C?

#DDC75C is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDC75C?

The RGB value is 221, 199, 92: 221 red, 199 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDC75C?

The complementary color is #5C72DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDC75C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDC75C color

#DDC75C rgb(221, 199, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DDC75C is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 78% green and 36.1% blue (221, 199, 92).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 65% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 58% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Duck Butter (#DDC75B), a difference of 0.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#DDC75C color codes

HEX	`#DDC75C`
RGB	`rgb(221, 199, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 78%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 65%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 58%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 58%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.18, -5.15, 55.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.18, 55.54, 95.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.176, 56.994, 18.376)`
Decimal	`14534492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDC75C, 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 #DDC75C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDC75C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #DDC75C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddc75c; }
.text { color: #ddc75c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddc75c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 199 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddc75c, #b3dd5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #DDC75C?: #DDC75C is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDC75C?: The RGB value is 221, 199, 92: 221 red, 199 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDC75C?: The complementary color is #5C72DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDC75C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.