Information about #DDE49D color

#DDE49D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DDE49D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 228, 157) — 86.7% red, 89.4% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 28 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DDE49D is a clearly saturated sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Green Earth (#DADD98). Slightly further away sit Weathered Yellow (#E0DA9F) and Geneva (#D2E09E).

The recipe behind #DDE49D is rgb(221, 228, 157), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DDE49D: 15.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DDE49D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DDE49D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DDE49D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DDE49D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DDE49D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DDE49D 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DDE49D

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

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Weathered Yellow color link
Weathered Yellow

#E0DA9F

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Ice Cold Green color link
Ice Cold Green

#D9EBAC

First Light color link
First Light

#E5E1AC

Light Khaki color link
Light Khaki

#E6F2A2

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

#DDE49D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDE49D
  • RGB221, 228, 157
  • CMYK3, 0, 28, 11
  • CSSrgb(221, 228, 157)
  • HSL66°, 57%, 75%
  • HSL Precise65.915°, 56.8%, 75.49%
  • HSV66°, 31%, 89%
  • HSB66°, 31%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.894, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.894, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.894, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDE49D
  • DECIMAL ID14541981
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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