Palettes / Colors / #DDD7BB
#DDD7BB — Light Muted Yellow
#DDD7BB is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #DDD7BB 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.
#DDD7BB is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BBC1DD; it also sits naturally between #DDC6BB and #D2DDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDD7BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 215, 187 |
| HSL | 49°, 33%, 80% |
| HSV | 49°, 15%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 15%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.09, 67.56, 56.73 |
| Yxy | 67.56, 0.3367, 0.3606 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.79, -2.58, 14.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.20, -2.48, 12.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 84% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 15% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDD7BB
.text { color: #DDD7BB; }
.background { background-color: #DDD7BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDD7BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 215, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDD7BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 215, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDD7BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 215, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDD7BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDD7BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBC1DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDD7BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDD7BB
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 #DDD7BB: ·
How #DDD7BB 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 #DDD7BB 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 #DDD7BB?
#DDD7BB is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 215, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDD7BB?
#DDD7BB is RGB 221, 215, 187 — HSL 49°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 15%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDD7BB?
Its complement is #BBC1DD; analogous partners are #DDC6BB and #D2DDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDD7BB for text?
Black text on #DDD7BB has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.