All About Color #DDDD40

#DDDD40

About #DDDD40

#DDDD40 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #DDDD40. In RGB it is red 221, green 221, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 70%, lightness 56%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 71%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 1.45:1 on white and 14.49:1 on black.

#DDDD40 Color Conversion

Hex tripletDD, DD, 40
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 71.04%, 13.33%
RGB Decimal221, 221, 64
HSL60°, 70%, 56%
RGB Octal335, 335, 100
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 71.04%, 86.67%
RGB Binary11011101, 11011101, 1000000
CIE-L*AB85.73, -17.85, 72.37
RGB Percent86.67%, 86.67%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH85.73, 74.54, 103.85
XYZ56.60, 67.46, 14.89
CIE-L*UV85.73, 6.21, 85.93
xyY0.41, 0.49, 67.46
Hunter-Lab82.13, -20.72, 46.74
RYB25.10%, 86.67%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DDDD40 on a dark background: contrast 14.49:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#DDDD40 on a light background: contrast 1.45:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DDDD40, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #DDDD40. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#DDDD40 · #EBEB8E · #A5A51D · #4040DD · #8E8EEB

Analogous palette

#DD4040 · #DD8F40 · #DDDD40 · #8FDD40 · #40DD40

Triadic palette

#DDDD40 · #40DDDD · #DD40DD · #EBEB8E · #8EEBEB

Tetradic palette

#DDDD40 · #40DD8F · #4040DD · #DD408F · #A5A51D

Monochromatic palette

#717114 · #B2B21F · #DDDD40 · #E9E981 · #F4F4C2

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