Palettes / Colors / #DDD236

#DDD236 — Yellow

#DDD236 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDD236 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 #3642DD; it also sits naturally between #DD7F36 and #95DD36. 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 82% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 76% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDD236

.text { color: #DDD236; }
.background { background-color: #DDD236; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDD236; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 210, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 71%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDD236; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 210, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDD236; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 210, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDD236">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDD236">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3642DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDD236: #000000.

How #DDD236 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 #DDD236 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 #DDD236?

#DDD236 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 210, 54). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDD236?

#DDD236 is RGB 221, 210, 54 — HSL 56°, 71%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 76%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDD236?

Its complement is #3642DD; analogous partners are #DD7F36 and #95DD36. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDD236 for text?

Black text on #DDD236 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.