Palettes / Colors / #DDC136

#DDC136 — Yellow

#DDC136 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 #DDC136 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.

#DDC136 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 #3652DD; it also sits naturally between #DD6E36 and #A5DD36. 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 76% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 76% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDC136

.text { color: #DDC136; }
.background { background-color: #DDC136; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDC136; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 193, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 71%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDC136; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 193, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDC136; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 193, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDC136">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDC136">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDC136

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Tones of #DDC136

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3652DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDC136: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDC136

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 #DDC136 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 #DDC136 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 #DDC136?

#DDC136 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 193, 54). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDC136?

#DDC136 is RGB 221, 193, 54 — HSL 50°, 71%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 76%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDC136?

Its complement is #3652DD; analogous partners are #DD6E36 and #A5DD36. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDC136 for text?

Black text on #DDC136 has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.