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#ddbb55

a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: khaki

RGB
221, 187, 85
HSL
45°, 67%, 60%
CMYK
0, 15, 62, 13
Luminance
0.5157

Every format

HEX#ddbb55
RGBrgb(221, 187, 85)
HSLhsl(45, 67%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 62%, 13%)
LABlab(77.0 0.6 55.0)
LCHlch(77.0 55.0 89.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.802 0.126 90.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddbb55;
background-color: #ddbb55;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddbb55] bg-[#ddbb55]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddbb55;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.733, blue: 0.333)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddbb55")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddbb55 on white: 1.86:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddbb55 on black: 11.31:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green73.3%
Blue33.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta15.4%
Yellow61.5%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddbb55 text on a black background

contrast 11.31:1

Card sample

#ddbb55 text on a white background

contrast 1.86:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddbb55;
Background color
Panel with #ddbb55 background
background-color: #ddbb55;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddbb55;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 187, 85, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 187, 85, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddbb55;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddbb55, #A4DD55);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddbb55

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddbb55 in the Color Lab