Palettes / Colors / #DDDA67

#DDDA67 — Yellow

#DDDA67 is a yellow color we call 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 #DDDA67 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.

#DDDA67 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 #696DDD; it also sits naturally between #DD9F69 and #A7DD69. 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 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 53% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDA67

.text { color: #DDDA67; }
.background { background-color: #DDDA67; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDA67; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 218, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 63%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDA67; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 218, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDA67; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 218, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDA67">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDA67">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDDA67

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #696DDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDA67: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDA67

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 #DDDA67 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 #DDDA67 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

← #DDDA66  ·  #DDDA68 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDA67?

#DDDA67 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 218, 103). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDA67?

#DDDA67 is RGB 221, 218, 103 — HSL 58°, 63%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 53%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDA67?

Its complement is #696DDD; analogous partners are #DD9F69 and #A7DD69. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDA67 for text?

Black text on #DDDA67 has a contrast ratio of 14.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.