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#DDDA91 — Light Muted Yellow

#DDDA91 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 #DDDA91 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.

#DDDA91 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 #9294DD; it also sits naturally between #DDB592 and #BADD92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDDA91 · RGB 221, 218, 145

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Color values

HEX#DDDA91
RGB221, 218, 145
HSL58°, 53%, 72%
HSV58°, 34%, 87%
CMYK0%, 1%, 34%, 13%
XYZ60.00, 67.56, 36.67
Yxy67.56, 0.3654, 0.4114
CIE-Lab85.79, -9.81, 36.35
Hunter Lab82.19, -9.29, 27.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 34% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDDA91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDDA91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDDA91

.text { color: #DDDA91; }
.background { background-color: #DDDA91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDA91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 218, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 53%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDA91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 218, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDA91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 218, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDA91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDA91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDDA91

#D5D276#CDC95B#C5C144#B0AC36#94912E#797625#5E5B1D#464516#2B2A0D#100F05

Tints of #DDDA91

#E0DD9A#E3E1A5#E6E4AD#E9E8B9#ECEAC1#EEEDC8#F2F1D4#F4F3DC#F8F7E8#FAFAEF

Tones of #DDDA91

#D8D697#D3D19C#CDCCA2#C8C7A7#C2C2AD#BDBDB2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9294DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.45:1 Fails
Against black text14.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDDA91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDA91

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DDDA91: ·

How #DDDA91 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DCDCA3Deuteranopia · #DCDCA7Tritanopia · #DDB1B4

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDDA91 rather than the exact color:

Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Rustic Cinder
#D97D80 · #9E6C44 · #DDD894 · #B1D47E
Palette 335c49
#335C49 · #678C40 · #BDBE36 · #E5DD90
Palette 36656b
#36656B · #75B06F · #DAD887 · #F0F8A4
Golden Petal
#E4E18D · #AFE47C · #25C72E · #2EB782
Ruby Breeze
#D9D28B · #B2BD7E · #8E9162 · #6A795D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#DDDC92#DDD894#E5DD90#DAD887#E4E18D#D9D28B#E1E099#DCDC86#E3D18A#DEE791#E5DF88#E4D289

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDDA90  ·  #DDDA92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDA91?

#DDDA91 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 218, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDA91?

#DDDA91 is RGB 221, 218, 145 — HSL 58°, 53%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 34%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDA91?

Its complement is #9294DD; analogous partners are #DDB592 and #BADD92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDA91 for text?

Black text on #DDDA91 has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.