Palettes / Colors / #DDDA82

#DDDA82 — Light Yellow

#DDDA82 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #DDDA82 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.

#DDDA82 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 #8386DD; it also sits naturally between #DDAD83 and #B3DD83. 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 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 41% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDA82

.text { color: #DDDA82; }
.background { background-color: #DDDA82; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDA82; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 218, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 57%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDA82; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 218, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDA82; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 218, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDA82">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDA82">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8386DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDA82: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDA82

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 #DDDA82 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 #DDDA82 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 #DDDA82?

#DDDA82 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 218, 130). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDA82?

#DDDA82 is RGB 221, 218, 130 — HSL 58°, 57%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 41%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDA82?

Its complement is #8386DD; analogous partners are #DDAD83 and #B3DD83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDA82 for text?

Black text on #DDDA82 has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.