Palettes / Colors / #DDDD00

#DDDD00 — Vivid Yellow

#DDDD00 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDDD00 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 #0000DB; it also sits naturally between #DB6E00 and #6EDB00. 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 87% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 100% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDD00

.text { color: #DDDD00; }
.background { background-color: #DDDD00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDD00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 221, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 100%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDD00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 221, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDD00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 221, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDD00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDD00">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDDD00

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Tones of #DDDD00

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0000DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDD00: #000000.

How #DDDD00 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 #DDDD00 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

← #DDDCFF  ·  #DDDD01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDD00?

#DDDD00 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 221, 0). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDD00?

#DDDD00 is RGB 221, 221, 0 — HSL 60°, 100%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 100%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDD00?

Its complement is #0000DB; analogous partners are #DB6E00 and #6EDB00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDD00 for text?

Black text on #DDDD00 has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.