Information about #DDDA78 color

#DDDA78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DDDA78 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(221, 218, 120) — 86.7% red, 85.5% green, 47.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 40 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DDDA78 reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Somerset (#DFDD78). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Wild Rice (#E3D474) and Straw (#E4D96F).

The recipe behind #DDDA78 is rgb(221, 218, 120), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DDDA78 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. No one has named #DDDA78 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DDDA78 color variations

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

#DDDA78 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 #DDDA78

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

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Tiger Lily color link
Tiger Lily

#DDE574

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDDA78
  • RGB221, 218, 120
  • CMYK0, 1, 40, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 218, 120)
  • HSL58°, 60%, 67%
  • HSL Precise58.218°, 59.763%, 66.863%
  • HSV58°, 46%, 87%
  • HSB58°, 46%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.855, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.855, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.855, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDDA78
  • DECIMAL ID14539384
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01