What color is #DDE68A?

#DDE68A is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sassy Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDE68A?

The RGB value is 221, 230, 138: 221 red, 230 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDE68A?

The complementary color is #938AE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDE68A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDE68A color

#DDE68A rgb(221, 230, 138)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #DDE68A is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 90.2% green and 54.1% blue (221, 230, 138).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 65% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sassy Lime (#DFE289), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#DDE68A color codes

HEX	`#DDE68A`
RGB	`rgb(221, 230, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 90.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 65%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 40%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 40%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.83, -16.58, 43.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.83, 46.8, 110.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.704, 73.802, 34.982)`
Decimal	`14542474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDE68A, 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 #DDE68A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDE68A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	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 #DDE68A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dde68a; }
.text { color: #dde68a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dde68a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 230 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dde68a, #afe68a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #DDE68A?: #DDE68A is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sassy Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDE68A?: The RGB value is 221, 230, 138: 221 red, 230 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDE68A?: The complementary color is #938AE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDE68A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.76:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.