Palettes / Colors / #DDD397

#DDD397 — Light Muted Yellow

#DDD397 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DDD397 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.

#DDD397 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 #97A2DD; it also sits naturally between #DDB097 and #C5DD97. 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 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 32% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDD397

.text { color: #DDD397; }
.background { background-color: #DDD397; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDD397; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 211, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 51%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDD397; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 211, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDD397; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 211, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDD397">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDD397">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #97A2DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDD397: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDD397

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:

How #DDD397 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 #DDD397 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 #DDD397?

#DDD397 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 211, 151). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDD397?

#DDD397 is RGB 221, 211, 151 — HSL 51°, 51%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 32%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDD397?

Its complement is #97A2DD; analogous partners are #DDB097 and #C5DD97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDD397 for text?

Black text on #DDD397 has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.