Palettes / Colors / #DDE77E

#DDE77E — Light Yellow

#DDE77E is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#DDE77E 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 #887EE7; it also sits naturally between #E7BD7E and #A8E77E. 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 91% · Blue 49%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDE77E

.text { color: #DDE77E; }
.background { background-color: #DDE77E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDE77E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 231, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 69%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDE77E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 231, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDE77E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 231, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDE77E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDE77E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDE77E

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Tones of #DDE77E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #887EE7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDE77E: #000000.

How #DDE77E 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 #DDE77E 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

← #DDE77D  ·  #DDE77F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDE77E?

#DDE77E is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 231, 126). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDE77E?

#DDE77E is RGB 221, 231, 126 — HSL 66°, 69%, 70% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 45%, 9%.

What colors go with #DDE77E?

Its complement is #887EE7; analogous partners are #E7BD7E and #A8E77E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDE77E for text?

Black text on #DDE77E has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.