What color is #DDD359?

#DDD359 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Quince. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD359?

The RGB value is 221, 211, 89: 221 red, 211 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD359?

The complementary color is #5963DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD359?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD359 color

#DDD359 rgb(221, 211, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DDD359 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 82.7% green and 34.9% blue (221, 211, 89).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 66% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 60% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Quince (#D4CB60), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#DDD359 color codes

HEX	`#DDD359`
RGB	`rgb(221, 211, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 82.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 66%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 60%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 60%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.28, -11.46, 60.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.28, 61.17, 100.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.918, 62.684, 18.656)`
Decimal	`14537561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD359, 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 #DDD359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #DDD359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd359; }
.text { color: #ddd359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 211 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd359, #a5dd59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #DDD359?: #DDD359 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Quince. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD359?: The RGB value is 221, 211, 89: 221 red, 211 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD359?: The complementary color is #5963DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD359?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.