Palettes / Colors / #DDDBA2

#DDDBA2 — Light Muted Yellow

#DDDBA2 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDDBA2 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 #A2A4DD; it also sits naturally between #DDBDA2 and #C1DDA2. 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 86% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDBA2

.text { color: #DDDBA2; }
.background { background-color: #DDDBA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDBA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 219, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 46%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDBA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 219, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDBA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 219, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDBA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDBA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDDBA2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A2A4DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDBA2: #000000.

How #DDDBA2 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 #DDDBA2 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

← #DDDBA1  ·  #DDDBA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDBA2?

#DDDBA2 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 219, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDBA2?

#DDDBA2 is RGB 221, 219, 162 — HSL 58°, 46%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDBA2?

Its complement is #A2A4DD; analogous partners are #DDBDA2 and #C1DDA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDBA2 for text?

Black text on #DDDBA2 has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.