#ddd49e

Color #ddd49e

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 7.68 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ddd49e

RGB

rgb(221, 212, 158)

HSL

hsl(51.4, 48.1%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.4, 28.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 28.5%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(84.45, -5.16, 27.9)

LCH

lch(84.45, 28.37, 100.48)

OKLCH

oklch(86.4%, 0.0712, 99.78)

HWB

hwb(51.4, 62%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea7dd

Analogous

#ddb49e

#ddd49e

#c7dd9e

Triadic

#ddd49e

#9eddd4

#d49edd

Split-complementary

#ddd49e

#9ec7dd

#b49edd

Tetradic

#ddd49e

#a7dd9e

#9ea7dd

#d49edd

Square

#ddd49e

#9eddb4

#9ea7dd

#dd9ec7

Shades

Color #ddd49e mixed toward black.

#cdbf6f

#bbaa42

#8c7f31

#5e5521

#2f2a10

Tints

Color #ddd49e mixed toward white.

#e3dbae

#e8e2be

#eee9ce

#f4f1df

#f9f8ef

Tones

Color #ddd49e mixed toward gray.

#d8d0a3

#d2cca8

#cdc9ae

#c8c5b3

#c3c1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d9ad · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#dadab0 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#ddb8ba · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#d3d3d3 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ddd49e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddd49e]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ddd49e (#ddd49e) is rgb(221, 212, 158) in RGB.

No, #ddd49e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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