Palettes / Colors / #DDBB69

#DDBB69 — Yellow

#DDBB69 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #DDBB69 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.

#DDBB69 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 #698CDD; it also sits naturally between #DD8069 and #C6DD69. 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 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 52% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDBB69

.text { color: #DDBB69; }
.background { background-color: #DDBB69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDBB69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 187, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 63%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDBB69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 187, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDBB69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 187, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDBB69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDBB69">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDBB69

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Tones of #DDBB69

Color harmonies

Complementary — #698CDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDBB69: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDBB69

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 #DDBB69 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 #DDBB69 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

← #DDBB68  ·  #DDBB6A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDBB69?

#DDBB69 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 187, 105). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDBB69?

#DDBB69 is RGB 221, 187, 105 — HSL 42°, 63%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 52%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDBB69?

Its complement is #698CDD; analogous partners are #DD8069 and #C6DD69. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDBB69 for text?

Black text on #DDBB69 has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.