Information about #DDD603 color

#DDD603 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DDD603 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 214, 3) — 86.7% red, 83.9% green, 1.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 85 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DDD603 reads as a intensely saturated yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Citrine (#E4D00A). Slightly further away sit Peridot (#E6E200) and Vivid Gold (#E7CA00).

In RGB terms — rgb(221, 214, 3) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. #DDD603 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DDD603 color variations

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

#DDD603 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DDD603

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

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Peridot color link
Peridot

#E6E200

Vivid Gold color link
Vivid Gold

#E7CA00

Switched On color link
Switched On

#EDCE00

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Bitter Lemon color link
Bitter Lemon

#CAE00D

Dirty Yellow color link
Dirty Yellow

#CDC50A

Yamilor color link
Yamilor

#F5DA01

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDD603
  • RGB221, 214, 3
  • CMYK0, 3, 85, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 214, 3)
  • HSL58°, 97%, 44%
  • HSL Precise58.073°, 97.321%, 43.922%
  • HSV58°, 99%, 87%
  • HSB58°, 99%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.839, 0.012)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.839, 0.012, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.839, 0.012)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDDD603
  • DECIMAL ID14538243
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01