Palettes / Colors / #DDBB64

#DDBB64 — Yellow

#DDBB64 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #DDBB64 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.

#DDBB64 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 #6486DD; it also sits naturally between #DD7E64 and #C3DD64. 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 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 55% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBB64

.text { color: #DDBB64; }
.background { background-color: #DDBB64; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBB64; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 187, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 64%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBB64; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 187, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBB64; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 187, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDBB64">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDBB64">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDBB64

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Tones of #DDBB64

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6486DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBB64: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBB64

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 #DDBB64 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 #DDBB64 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

← #DDBB63  ·  #DDBB65 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBB64?

#DDBB64 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 187, 100). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBB64?

#DDBB64 is RGB 221, 187, 100 — HSL 43°, 64%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 55%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBB64?

Its complement is #6486DD; analogous partners are #DD7E64 and #C3DD64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBB64 for text?

Black text on #DDBB64 has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.