Palettes / Colors / #DDEA51

#DDEA51 — Vivid Yellow

#DDEA51 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #DDEA51 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DDEA51 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 #5F53EA; it also sits naturally between #EAAB53 and #92EA53. 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 92% · Blue 32%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 65% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDEA51

.text { color: #DDEA51; }
.background { background-color: #DDEA51; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEA51; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 234, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 78%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEA51; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 234, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEA51; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 234, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDEA51">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEA51">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDEA51

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5F53EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDEA51: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEA51

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DDEA51 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 #DDEA51 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 #DDEA51?

#DDEA51 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 221, 234, 81). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEA51?

#DDEA51 is RGB 221, 234, 81 — HSL 65°, 78%, 62% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 65%, 8%.

What colors go with #DDEA51?

Its complement is #5F53EA; analogous partners are #EAAB53 and #92EA53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEA51 for text?

Black text on #DDEA51 has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.