#ddd172

Color #ddd172

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 8.04 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ddd172

RGB

rgb(221, 209, 114)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 61.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 48.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 48.4%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(83.01, -8.47, 48.27)

LCH

lch(83.01, 49.01, 99.95)

OKLCH

oklch(85.1%, 0.1176, 102.12)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 44.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727edd

Analogous

#dd9c72

#ddd172

#b3dd72

Triadic

#ddd172

#72ddd1

#d172dd

Split-complementary

#ddd172

#72b3dd

#9c72dd

Tetradic

#ddd172

#7edd72

#727edd

#d172dd

Square

#ddd172

#72dd9c

#727edd

#dd72b3

Shades

Color #ddd172 mixed toward black.

#d2c245

#b4a52b

#877c21

#5a5216

#2d290b

Tints

Color #ddd172 mixed toward white.

#e3d98a

#e8e0a1

#eee8b9

#f4f0d0

#f9f7e8

Tones

Color #ddd172 mixed toward gray.

#d4ca7b

#cbc384

#c2bc8d

#b9b596

#b0ae9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d8d891 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#d9d997 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#dca4a8 · ΔE 35.8

Achromatopsia

#cfcfcf · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ddd172;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddd172]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ddd172 (#ddd172) is rgb(221, 209, 114) in RGB.

No, #ddd172 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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