What color is #DDD39D?

#DDD39D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD39D?

The RGB value is 221, 211, 157: 221 red, 211 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD39D?

The complementary color is #9DA7DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD39D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD39D color

#DDD39D rgb(221, 211, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #DDD39D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 82.7% green and 61.6% blue (221, 211, 157).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 48% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Woven (#E0D1A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#DDD39D color codes

HEX	`#DDD39D`
RGB	`rgb(221, 211, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 82.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 48%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 29%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.17, -4.77, 28.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.17, 28.45, 99.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.199, 64.396, 41.203)`
Decimal	`14537629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD39D, 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 #DDD39D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD39D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #DDD39D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd39d; }
.text { color: #ddd39d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd39d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 211 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd39d, #c7dd9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #DDD39D?: #DDD39D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Woven. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD39D?: The RGB value is 221, 211, 157: 221 red, 211 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD39D?: The complementary color is #9DA7DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD39D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.