#ddeb55

Color #ddeb55

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 19.62 Nearest Tailwind class lime-300 #bbf451 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ddeb55

RGB

rgb(221, 235, 85)

HSL

hsl(65.6, 78.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65.6, 63.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0%, 63.8%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(89.6, -23.49, 68.51)

LCH

lch(89.6, 72.43, 108.93)

OKLCH

oklch(90.2%, 0.1704, 114.4)

HWB

hwb(65.6, 33.3%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6355eb

Analogous

#ebae55

#ddeb55

#92eb55

Triadic

#ddeb55

#55ddeb

#eb55dd

Split-complementary

#ddeb55

#5592eb

#ae55eb

Tetradic

#ddeb55

#55eb63

#6355eb

#eb55dd

Square

#ddeb55

#55ebae

#6355eb

#eb5592

Shades

Color #ddeb55 mixed toward black.

#d3e525

#afbf16

#838f11

#575f0b

#2c3006

Tints

Color #ddeb55 mixed toward white.

#e3ee71

#e8f28e

#eef5aa

#f4f8c6

#f9fce3

Tones

Color #ddeb55 mixed toward gray.

#d3de61

#c9d26e

#bec57a

#b4b987

#aaac93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e3e38e · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#e2e198 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#deacb1 · ΔE 44

Achromatopsia

#e1e1e1 · ΔE 27.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ddeb55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ddeb55]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#ddeb55 (#ddeb55) is rgb(221, 235, 85) in RGB.

No, #ddeb55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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