Palettes / Colors / #DDCD95
#DDCD95 — Light Muted Yellow
#DDCD95 is a yellow color we call Light Muted 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 #DDCD95 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.
#DDCD95 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 #97A6DD; it also sits naturally between #DDAB97 and #C9DD97. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDCD95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 205, 149 |
| HSL | 47°, 51%, 73% |
| HSV | 47°, 33%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 33%, 13% |
| XYZ | 57.07, 61.20, 37.24 |
| Yxy | 61.20, 0.3670, 0.3936 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.49, -2.69, 29.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.23, -2.55, 23.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 58%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 33% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDCD95
.text { color: #DDCD95; }
.background { background-color: #DDCD95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCD95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 205, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 51%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCD95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 205, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCD95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 205, 149, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDCD95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCD95">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #97A6DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDCD95: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDCD95
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDCD95: ·
How #DDCD95 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 #DDCD95 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDCD95?
#DDCD95 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 205, 149). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCD95?
#DDCD95 is RGB 221, 205, 149 — HSL 47°, 51%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 33%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDCD95?
Its complement is #97A6DD; analogous partners are #DDAB97 and #C9DD97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDCD95 for text?
Black text on #DDCD95 has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.