Palettes / Colors / #DDBB42

#DDBB42 — Yellow

#DDBB42 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 #DDBB42 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.

#DDBB42 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 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 70% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBB42

.text { color: #DDBB42; }
.background { background-color: #DDBB42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBB42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 187, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 70%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBB42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 187, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBB42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 187, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDBB42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDBB42">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDBB42

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Tones of #DDBB42

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4062DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBB42: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBB42

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 #DDBB42 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 #DDBB42 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBB42?

#DDBB42 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 187, 66). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBB42?

#DDBB42 is RGB 221, 187, 66 — HSL 47°, 70%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 70%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBB42?

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

Can I use #DDBB42 for text?

Black text on #DDBB42 has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.