Palettes / Colors / #DDCE83

#DDCE83 — Light Yellow

#DDCE83 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDCE83 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 #8392DD; it also sits naturally between #DDA183 and #BFDD83. 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 81% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 41% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #DDCE83

.text { color: #DDCE83; }
.background { background-color: #DDCE83; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDCE83; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 206, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 57%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDCE83; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 206, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDCE83; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 206, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDCE83">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDCE83">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8392DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDCE83: #000000.

How #DDCE83 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 #DDCE83 or a close neighbour

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 #DDCE83?

#DDCE83 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 206, 131). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDCE83?

#DDCE83 is RGB 221, 206, 131 — HSL 50°, 57%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 41%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDCE83?

Its complement is #8392DD; analogous partners are #DDA183 and #BFDD83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDCE83 for text?

Black text on #DDCE83 has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.