Palettes / Colors / #DDDEC0

#DDDEC0 — Light Dusty Yellow

#DDDEC0 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDDEC0 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 #C1C0DE; it also sits naturally between #DED0C0 and #CEDEC0. 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 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDEC0

.text { color: #DDDEC0; }
.background { background-color: #DDDEC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDEC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 222, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 31%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDEC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 222, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDEC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 222, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDEC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDEC0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C0DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDEC0: #000000.

How #DDDEC0 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 #DDDEC0 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

← #DDDEBF  ·  #DDDEC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDEC0?

#DDDEC0 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 222, 192). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDEC0?

#DDDEC0 is RGB 221, 222, 192 — HSL 62°, 31%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #DDDEC0?

Its complement is #C1C0DE; analogous partners are #DED0C0 and #CEDEC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDEC0 for text?

Black text on #DDDEC0 has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.