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#ddcc55

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

RGB
221, 204, 85
HSL
53°, 67%, 60%
CMYK
0, 8, 62, 13
Luminance
0.5921

Every format

HEX#ddcc55
RGBrgb(221, 204, 85)
HSLhsl(53, 67%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 62%, 13%)
LABlab(81.4 -8.2 59.8)
LCHlch(81.4 60.3 97.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.837 0.139 101.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ddcc55;
background-color: #ddcc55;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ddcc55] bg-[#ddcc55]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ddcc55;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.867, green: 0.800, blue: 0.333)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ddcc55")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ddcc55 on white: 1.64:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ddcc55 on black: 12.84:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red86.7%
Green80.0%
Blue33.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta7.7%
Yellow61.5%
Key (black)13.3%

Color previews

#ddcc55 text on a black background

contrast 12.84:1

Card sample

#ddcc55 text on a white background

contrast 1.64:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ddcc55;
Background color
Panel with #ddcc55 background
background-color: #ddcc55;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ddcc55;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(221, 204, 85, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(221, 204, 85, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ddcc55;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcc55, #93DD55);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ddcc55

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #ddcc55 in the Color Lab