What color is #DDD68B?

#DDD68B 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 #DDD68B?

The RGB value is 221, 214, 139: 221 red, 214 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD68B?

The complementary color is #8B92DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD68B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD68B color

#DDD68B rgb(221, 214, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DDD68B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 83.9% green and 54.5% blue (221, 214, 139).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 55% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 37% 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 14.07:1).

#DDD68B color codes

HEX	`#DDD68B`
RGB	`rgb(221, 214, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 83.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 55%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 37%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 37%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.65, -8.48, 37.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.65, 38.86, 102.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.526, 65.331, 33.948)`
Decimal	`14538379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD68B, 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 #DDD68B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD68B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #DDD68B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd68b; }
.text { color: #ddd68b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd68b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 214 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd68b, #bbdd8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #DDD68B?: #DDD68B 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 #DDD68B?: The RGB value is 221, 214, 139: 221 red, 214 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD68B?: The complementary color is #8B92DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD68B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.