Information about #DDDDA6 color

#DDDDA6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DDDDA6 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 221, 166) — 86.7% red, 86.7% green, 65.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 22 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DDDDA6 reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mint Julep (#E0D8A7). Slightly further away sit Weathered Yellow (#E0DA9F) and Sapling (#E1D5A6).

The recipe behind #DDDDA6 is rgb(221, 221, 166), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 15.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DDDDA6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DDDDA6 color variations

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#DDDDA6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DDDDA6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

First Light color link
First Light

#E5E1AC

Sidecar color link
Sidecar

#E9D9A9

Brie color link
Brie

#E3DAB2

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Beeswax color link
Beeswax

#E9D7AB

Old Ivory color link
Old Ivory

#DCD1AE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDDDA6
  • RGB221, 221, 166
  • CMYK0, 0, 22, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 221, 166)
  • HSL60°, 45%, 76%
  • HSL Precise60°, 44.715%, 75.882%
  • HSV60°, 25%, 87%
  • HSB60°, 25%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.867, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.867, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.867, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDDDA6
  • DECIMAL ID14540198
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01