Palettes / Colors / #DDDABA
#DDDABA — Light Muted Yellow
#DDDABA 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 #DDDABA 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.
#DDDABA 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 #BBBEDD; it also sits naturally between #DDC9BB and #CFDDBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDDABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 218, 186 |
| HSL | 55°, 34%, 80% |
| HSV | 55°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 16%, 13% |
| XYZ | 63.75, 69.06, 56.42 |
| Yxy | 69.06, 0.3369, 0.3649 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.53, -4.28, 16.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.10, -4.12, 13.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDDABA
.text { color: #DDDABA; }
.background { background-color: #DDDABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 218, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 218, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 218, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDDABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDABA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BBBEDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDDABA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDABA
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 #DDDABA: ·
How #DDDABA 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 #DDDABA 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 #DDDABA?
#DDDABA is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 218, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDABA?
#DDDABA is RGB 221, 218, 186 — HSL 55°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 16%, 13%.
What colors go with #DDDABA?
Its complement is #BBBEDD; analogous partners are #DDC9BB and #CFDDBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDDABA for text?
Black text on #DDDABA has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.