All About Color #DDC74B

#DDC74B

About #DDC74B

#DDC74B is a medium yellow color with the hex code #DDC74B. In RGB it is red 221, green 199, blue 75; in HSL it is hue 51°, saturation 68%, lightness 58%; in CMYK it is 0%, 10%, 66%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 1.70:1 on white and 12.35:1 on black.

#DDC74B Color Conversion

Hex tripletDD, C7, 4B
CMYK0.00%, 9.95%, 66.06%, 13.33%
RGB Decimal221, 199, 75
HSL51°, 68%, 58%
RGB Octal335, 307, 113
HSV (HSB)50.96°, 66.06%, 86.67%
RGB Binary11011101, 11000111, 1001011
CIE-L*AB80.03, -6.25, 62.52
RGB Percent86.67%, 78.04%, 29.41%
CIE-L*CH80.03, 62.83, 95.71
XYZ51.51, 56.73, 14.89
CIE-L*UV80.03, 20.53, 73.60
xyY0.42, 0.46, 56.73
Hunter-Lab75.32, -9.72, 41.00
RYB39.57%, 86.67%, 29.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DDC74B on a dark background: contrast 12.35:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#DDC74B on a light background: contrast 1.70:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DDC74B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#DDC74B · #EBDF98 · #AB9721 · #4B61DD · #98A5EB

Analogous palette

#DD4B61 · #DD7E4B · #DDC74B · #AADD4B · #61DD4B

Triadic palette

#DDC74B · #4BDDC7 · #C74BDD · #EBDF98 · #98EBDF

Tetradic palette

#DDC74B · #4BDD7E · #4B61DD · #DD4BAA · #AB9721

Monochromatic palette

#786917 · #B8A223 · #DDC74B · #E9DB8B · #F5EFCC

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