#dddc00

Color #dddc00

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow #ffff00 · ΔE 15.67 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#dddc00

RGB

rgb(221, 220, 0)

HSL

hsl(59.7, 100%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(59.7, 100%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 100%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(85.28, -18.86, 84.6)

LCH

lch(85.28, 86.68, 102.57)

OKLCH

oklch(86.7%, 0.1885, 109.42)

HWB

hwb(59.7, 0%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0001dd

Analogous

#dd6d00

#dddc00

#70dd00

Triadic

#dddc00

#00dddc

#dc00dd

Split-complementary

#dddc00

#0070dd

#6d00dd

Tetradic

#dddc00

#01dd00

#0001dd

#dc00dd

Square

#dddc00

#00dd6d

#0001dd

#dd0070

Shades

Color #dddc00 mixed toward black.

#b8b700

#939200

#6e6e00

#4a4900

#252500

Tints

Color #dddc00 mixed toward white.

#fffe0e

#fffe3e

#fffe6e

#ffff9f

#ffffcf

Tones

Color #dddc00 mixed toward gray.

#caca12

#b8b725

#a6a537

#93934a

#81815c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dddd74 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#dddd80 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#dd979e · ΔE 49

Achromatopsia

#d5d5d5 · ΔE 29.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dddc00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dddc00]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#dddc00 (#dddc00) is rgb(221, 220, 0) in RGB.

No, #dddc00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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