What color is #DDD68A?

#DDD68A is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD68A?

The RGB value is 221, 214, 138: 221 red, 214 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD68A?

The complementary color is #8A91DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD68A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD68A color

#DDD68A rgb(221, 214, 138)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DDD68A is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 83.9% green and 54.1% blue (221, 214, 138).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 55% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 38% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Treasury (#DBD186), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#DDD68A color codes

HEX	`#DDD68A`
RGB	`rgb(221, 214, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 83.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 55%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 38%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 38%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.64, -8.59, 38.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.64, 39.36, 102.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.454, 65.302, 33.565)`
Decimal	`14538378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD68A, 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 #DDD68A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD68A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #DDD68A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd68a; }
.text { color: #ddd68a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd68a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 214 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd68a, #bbdd8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DDD68A?: #DDD68A is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD68A?: The RGB value is 221, 214, 138: 221 red, 214 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD68A?: The complementary color is #8A91DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD68A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.