Palettes / Colors / #DDCD92

#DDCD92 — Light Muted Yellow

#DDCD92 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDCD92 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 #92A3DD; it also sits naturally between #DDA892 and #C8DD92. 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 80% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 34% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDCD92

.text { color: #DDCD92; }
.background { background-color: #DDCD92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCD92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 205, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 52%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCD92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 205, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCD92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 205, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCD92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCD92">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92A3DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCD92: #000000.

How #DDCD92 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 #DDCD92 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 #DDCD92?

#DDCD92 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 205, 146). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCD92?

#DDCD92 is RGB 221, 205, 146 — HSL 47°, 52%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 34%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCD92?

Its complement is #92A3DD; analogous partners are #DDA892 and #C8DD92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCD92 for text?

Black text on #DDCD92 has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.