Palettes / Colors / #DDCA7D

#DDCA7D — Light Yellow

#DDCA7D is a yellow color we call Light 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 #DDCA7D 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.

#DDCA7D is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7D91DE; it also sits naturally between #DE9A7D and #C1DE7D. 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 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 43% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCA7D

.text { color: #DDCA7D; }
.background { background-color: #DDCA7D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCA7D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 202, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 59%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCA7D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 202, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCA7D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 202, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCA7D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCA7D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7D91DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCA7D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCA7D

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 #DDCA7D 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 #DDCA7D 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

← #DDCA7C  ·  #DDCA7E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDCA7D?

#DDCA7D is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 202, 125). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCA7D?

#DDCA7D is RGB 221, 202, 125 — HSL 48°, 59%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 43%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCA7D?

Its complement is #7D91DE; analogous partners are #DE9A7D and #C1DE7D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCA7D for text?

Black text on #DDCA7D has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.