What color is #DDDD11?

#DDDD11 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sun Flooded Woods. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDDD11?

The RGB value is 221, 221, 17: 221 red, 221 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDDD11?

The complementary color is #1111DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDDD11?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDDD11 color

#DDDD11 rgb(221, 221, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DDDD11 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 86.7% green and 6.7% blue (221, 221, 17).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 92% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sun Flooded Woods (#D0D418), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#DDDD11 color codes

HEX	`#DDDD11`
RGB	`rgb(221, 221, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 86.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 92%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.57, -19.18, 83.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.57, 85.44, 102.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.779, 67.127, 10.549)`
Decimal	`14540049`
Short hex	`#DD1`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDDD11, 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 #DDDD11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDDD11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #DDDD11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dddd11; }
.text { color: #dddd11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dddd11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 221 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dddd11, #77dd11); }

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Questions

What color is #DDDD11?: #DDDD11 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sun Flooded Woods. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDDD11?: The RGB value is 221, 221, 17: 221 red, 221 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDDD11?: The complementary color is #1111DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDDD11?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.