Palettes / Colors / #DDCA22

#DDCA22 — Yellow

#DDCA22 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDCA22 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 #2235DD; it also sits naturally between #DD6D22 and #92DD22. 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 79% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 85% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCA22

.text { color: #DDCA22; }
.background { background-color: #DDCA22; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCA22; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 202, 34); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 73%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCA22; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 202, 34, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCA22; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 202, 34, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCA22">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCA22">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDCA22

Tints of #DDCA22

Tones of #DDCA22

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2235DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCA22: #000000.

How #DDCA22 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 #DDCA22 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 #DDCA22?

#DDCA22 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 202, 34). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCA22?

#DDCA22 is RGB 221, 202, 34 — HSL 54°, 73%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 85%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCA22?

Its complement is #2235DD; analogous partners are #DD6D22 and #92DD22. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCA22 for text?

Black text on #DDCA22 has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.