Information about #DDED31 color

#DDED31 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DDED31 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(221, 237, 49) — 86.7% red, 92.9% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 74 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored sunny yellow, #DDED31 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of joste (#E0F73A). Slightly further away sit be Supernormal. yellow (#E7F127) and Pear (#D1E231).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(221, 237, 49)), which gives #DDED31 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 16.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DDED31 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DDED31 color variations

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

#DDED31 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 #DDED31

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

joste color link
joste

#E0F73A

Pear color link
Pear

#D1E231

Starship color link
Starship

#E3DD39

Golden Fizz color link
Golden Fizz

#EBDE31

Off Yellow color link
Off Yellow

#F1F33F

t4shi color link
t4shi

#CEFF22

Margarine color link
Margarine

#F2D930

Carden color link
Carden

#DEFF1A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDED31
  • RGB221, 237, 49
  • CMYK6, 0, 74, 7
  • CSSrgb(221, 237, 49)
  • HSL65°, 84%, 56%
  • HSL Precise65.106°, 83.929%, 56.078%
  • HSV65°, 79%, 93%
  • HSB65°, 79%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.929, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.929, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.929, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDDED31
  • DECIMAL ID14544177
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01