Palettes / Colors / #DDDA44

#DDDA44 — Yellow

#DDDA44 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #DDDA44 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.

#DDDA44 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 #4648DD; it also sits naturally between #DD8F46 and #94DD46. 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 85% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 69% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDA44

.text { color: #DDDA44; }
.background { background-color: #DDDA44; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDA44; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 218, 68); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 69%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDA44; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 218, 68, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDA44; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 218, 68, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDA44">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDA44">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDDA44

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4648DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDA44: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDA44

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 #DDDA44 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 #DDDA44 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 #DDDA44?

#DDDA44 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 218, 68). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDA44?

#DDDA44 is RGB 221, 218, 68 — HSL 59°, 69%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 69%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDA44?

Its complement is #4648DD; analogous partners are #DD8F46 and #94DD46. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDA44 for text?

Black text on #DDDA44 has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.