#ddcc55

Color #ddcc55

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 17.3 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ddcc55

RGB

rgb(221, 204, 85)

HSL

hsl(52.5, 66.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.5, 61.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 61.5%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(81.41, -8.19, 59.78)

LCH

lch(81.41, 60.34, 97.8)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.1394, 101.21)

HWB

hwb(52.5, 33.3%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5566dd

Analogous

#dd8855

#ddcc55

#aadd55

Triadic

#ddcc55

#55ddcc

#cc55dd

Split-complementary

#ddcc55

#55aadd

#8855dd

Tetradic

#ddcc55

#66dd55

#5566dd

#cc55dd

Square

#ddcc55

#55dd88

#5566dd

#dd55aa

Shades

Color #ddcc55 mixed toward black.

#d5bf2a

#aa9922

#807319

#554d11

#2b2608

Tints

Color #ddcc55 mixed toward white.

#e3d571

#e8dd8e

#eee6aa

#f4eec6

#f9f7e3

Tones

Color #ddcc55 mixed toward gray.

#d2c460

#c6bb6c

#bbb377

#b0aa82

#a4a28e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d6d680 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#d7d888 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#dc989c · ΔE 39.8

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 25.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ddcc55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddcc55]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ddcc55 (#ddcc55) is rgb(221, 204, 85) in RGB.

No, #ddcc55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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