Palettes / Colors / #DDBB40

#DDBB40 — Yellow

#DDBB40 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #DDBB40 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DDBB40 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4062DD; it also sits naturally between #DD6D40 and #B1DD40. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 73% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 71% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DDBB40

.text { color: #DDBB40; }
.background { background-color: #DDBB40; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBB40; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 187, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 70%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBB40; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 187, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBB40; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 187, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDBB40">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDBB40">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDBB40

Tints of #DDBB40

Tones of #DDBB40

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4062DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBB40: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBB40

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DDBB40 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDBB40 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDBB3F  ·  #DDBB41 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBB40?

#DDBB40 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 187, 64). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBB40?

#DDBB40 is RGB 221, 187, 64 — HSL 47°, 70%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 71%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBB40?

Its complement is #4062DD; analogous partners are #DD6D40 and #B1DD40. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBB40 for text?

Black text on #DDBB40 has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.