#ddd79b

Color #ddd79b

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-100 #fef9c2 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ddd79b

RGB

rgb(221, 215, 155)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 49.3%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 29.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 29.9%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(85.17, -7.07, 30.42)

LCH

lch(85.17, 31.23, 103.08)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.0781, 103.09)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 60.8%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba1dd

Analogous

#ddb69b

#ddd79b

#c2dd9b

Triadic

#ddd79b

#9bddd7

#d79bdd

Split-complementary

#ddd79b

#9bc2dd

#b69bdd

Tetradic

#ddd79b

#a1dd9b

#9ba1dd

#d79bdd

Square

#ddd79b

#9bddb6

#9ba1dd

#dd9bc2

Shades

Color #ddd79b mixed toward black.

#cdc46c

#bbb040

#8c8430

#5e5820

#2f2c10

Tints

Color #ddd79b mixed toward white.

#e3deac

#e8e4bc

#eeebcd

#f4f2de

#f9f8ee

Tones

Color #ddd79b mixed toward gray.

#d7d2a0

#d2cea6

#ccc9ab

#c7c5b1

#c1c0b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dadaac · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#dbdbb0 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#ddb8bb · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ddd79b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddd79b]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#ddd79b (#ddd79b) is rgb(221, 215, 155) in RGB.

No, #ddd79b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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