#ddca2a

Color #ddca2a

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 15.91 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ddca2a

RGB

rgb(221, 202, 42)

HSL

hsl(53.6, 72.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.6, 81%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 81%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(80.62, -9.2, 74.47)

LCH

lch(80.62, 75.04, 97.04)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.1641, 102.03)

HWB

hwb(53.6, 16.5%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a3ddd

Analogous

#dd702a

#ddca2a

#97dd2a

Triadic

#ddca2a

#2addca

#ca2add

Split-complementary

#ddca2a

#2a97dd

#702add

Tetradic

#ddca2a

#3ddd2a

#2a3ddd

#ca2add

Square

#ddca2a

#2add70

#2a3ddd

#dd2a97

Shades

Color #ddca2a mixed toward black.

#bdac1e

#978a18

#716712

#4c450c

#262206

Tints

Color #ddca2a mixed toward white.

#e3d34e

#e8dc71

#eee495

#f4edb8

#f9f6dc

Tones

Color #ddca2a mixed toward gray.

#cebe39

#bfb348

#b0a757

#a19b66

#928f75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d56f · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#d6d87a · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#dc8e93 · ΔE 44.6

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 27.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ddca2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddca2a]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ddca2a (#ddca2a) is rgb(221, 202, 42) in RGB.

No, #ddca2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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