Information about #DDC74E color

#DDC74E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DDC74E belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(221, 199, 78) — 86.7% red, 78% green, 30.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 56 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DDC74E reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ipanema (#DCC64B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Confetti (#DDCB46) and Brilliant Amber (#E7C251).

In RGB terms — rgb(221, 199, 78) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DDC74E: 12.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. #DDC74E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DDC74E color variations

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

#DDC74E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DDC74E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#CAB126

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Black

#000000

#DDC74E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DDC74E 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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#DDC74E 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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#4FDEC8
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#C84FDE
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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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#DE4FAC
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Nearest named colors to #DDC74E

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

Ipanema color link
Ipanema

#DCC64B

Confetti color link
Confetti

#DDCB46

Brilliant Amber color link
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251

Festival color link
Festival

#EACC4A

Starbell color link
Starbell

#EBC155

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Brilliant Gold color link
Brilliant Gold

#E7D551

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Cream Can color link
Cream Can

#EEC051

Creme De Banane color link
Creme De Banane

#E0C161

Party Mix color link
Party Mix

#E1C53A

Golden Fleece color link
Golden Fleece

#E1BC5F

#DDC74E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDC74E
  • RGB221, 199, 78
  • CMYK0, 9, 56, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 199, 78)
  • HSL51°, 68%, 59%
  • HSL Precise50.769°, 67.773%, 58.627%
  • HSV51°, 65%, 87%
  • HSB51°, 65%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.780, 0.306)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.780, 0.306, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.780, 0.306)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDDC74E
  • DECIMAL ID14534478
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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