Palettes / Colors / #DDE431

#DDE431 — Yellow

#DDE431 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDE431 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 #352FE4; it also sits naturally between #E4902F and #84E42F. 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 89% · Blue 19%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 79% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDE431

.text { color: #DDE431; }
.background { background-color: #DDE431; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDE431; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 228, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 77%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDE431; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 228, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDE431; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 228, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDE431">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDE431">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDE431

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Tones of #DDE431

Color harmonies

Complementary — #352FE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDE431: #000000.

How #DDE431 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 #DDE431 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDE431?

#DDE431 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 228, 49). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDE431?

#DDE431 is RGB 221, 228, 49 — HSL 62°, 77%, 54% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 79%, 11%.

What colors go with #DDE431?

Its complement is #352FE4; analogous partners are #E4902F and #84E42F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDE431 for text?

Black text on #DDE431 has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.