Palettes / Colors / #DDD378

#DDD378 — Light Yellow

#DDD378 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDD378 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 #7882DD; it also sits naturally between #DDA178 and #B5DD78. 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 83% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 46% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDD378

.text { color: #DDD378; }
.background { background-color: #DDD378; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDD378; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 211, 120); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 60%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDD378; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 211, 120, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDD378; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 211, 120, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDD378">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDD378">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7882DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDD378: #000000.

How #DDD378 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 #DDD378 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 #DDD378?

#DDD378 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 211, 120). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDD378?

#DDD378 is RGB 221, 211, 120 — HSL 54°, 60%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 46%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDD378?

Its complement is #7882DD; analogous partners are #DDA178 and #B5DD78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDD378 for text?

Black text on #DDD378 has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.