Information about #DDDA98 color

#DDDA98 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #DDDA98 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(221, 218, 152) — 86.7% red, 85.5% green, 59.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 27 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DDDA98 reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Green Earth (#DADD98). Nearby in the Register you will also find Weathered Yellow (#E0DA9F) and Rice Paper (#D2D69C).

In RGB terms — rgb(221, 218, 152) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DDDA98 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DDDA98 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DDDA98 color variations

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

#DDDA98 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 #DDDA98

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

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Tahuna Sands color link
Tahuna Sands

#D8CC9B

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDDA98
  • RGB221, 218, 152
  • CMYK0, 1, 27, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 218, 152)
  • HSL57°, 50%, 73%
  • HSL Precise57.391°, 50.365%, 73.137%
  • HSV57°, 31%, 87%
  • HSB57°, 31%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.855, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.855, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.855, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDDA98
  • DECIMAL ID14539416
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01