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#ddaa22

a balanced, vivid yellow · warm · closest name: orange

RGB
221, 170, 34
HSL
44°, 73%, 50%
CMYK
0, 23, 85, 13
Luminance
0.4424

Every format

HEX#ddaa22
RGBrgb(221, 170, 34)
HSLhsl(44, 73%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 85%, 13%)
LABlab(72.4 7.2 69.7)
LCHlch(72.4 70.0 84.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.765 0.149 85.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddaa22;
background-color: #ddaa22;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddaa22] bg-[#ddaa22]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddaa22;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.667, blue: 0.133)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddaa22")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddaa22 on white: 2.13:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddaa22 on black: 9.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green66.7%
Blue13.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta23.1%
Yellow84.6%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddaa22 text on a black background

contrast 9.85:1

Card sample

#ddaa22 text on a white background

contrast 2.13:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddaa22;
Background color
Panel with #ddaa22 background
background-color: #ddaa22;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddaa22;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 170, 34, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 170, 34, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddaa22;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddaa22, #93DD22);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddaa22

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddaa22 in the Color Lab