Information about #DDCC8D color

#DDCC8D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DDCC8D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 204, 141) — 86.7% red, 80% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 31 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DDCC8D reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lemon Twist (#D7CF8C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Amber (#E7D08B) and Light Gamboge (#E7C58B).

In RGB terms — rgb(221, 204, 141) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DDCC8D: 13.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DDCC8D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DDCC8D color variations

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

#DDCC8D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DDCC8D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DDCC8D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DDCC8D 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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#DDCC8D 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 #DDCC8D

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

Lemon Twist color link
Lemon Twist

#D7CF8C

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Light Gamboge color link
Light Gamboge

#E7C58B

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Half Putty color link
Half Putty

#D8BF8B

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Tahuna Sands color link
Tahuna Sands

#D8CC9B

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

#DDCC8D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDCC8D
  • RGB221, 204, 141
  • CMYK0, 7, 31, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 204, 141)
  • HSL47°, 54%, 71%
  • HSL Precise47.25°, 54.054%, 70.98%
  • HSV47°, 36%, 87%
  • HSB47°, 36%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.800, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.800, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.800, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDCC8D
  • DECIMAL ID14535821
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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