#ddd9af

Color #ddd9af

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ddd9af

RGB

rgb(221, 217, 175)

HSL

hsl(54.8, 40.4%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.8, 20.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.8%, 20.8%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(86.05, -5.39, 21.24)

LCH

lch(86.05, 21.91, 104.24)

OKLCH

oklch(87.8%, 0.0556, 102.99)

HWB

hwb(54.8, 68.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb3dd

Analogous

#ddc2af

#ddd9af

#caddaf

Triadic

#ddd9af

#afddd9

#d9afdd

Split-complementary

#ddd9af

#afcadd

#c2afdd

Tetradic

#ddd9af

#b3ddaf

#afb3dd

#d9afdd

Square

#ddd9af

#afddc2

#afb3dd

#ddafca

Shades

Color #ddd9af mixed toward black.

#c9c380

#b6ad52

#8b843b

#5d5827

#2e2c14

Tints

Color #ddd9af mixed toward white.

#e3dfbc

#e8e6ca

#eeecd7

#f4f2e4

#f9f9f2

Tones

Color #ddd9af mixed toward gray.

#d9d6b3

#d5d3b6

#d1cfba

#ceccbe

#cac9c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbba · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#dcdcbd · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#ddc3c4 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#d7d7d7 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ddd9af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddd9af]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#ddd9af (#ddd9af) is rgb(221, 217, 175) in RGB.

No, #ddd9af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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