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#DDC79A

#ddc79a ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddc79a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 78.04% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.95% magenta, 30.32% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 40.3°, with 49.63% saturation and 73.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5855

Complementary

  1. #ddc79a
  2. #9ab0dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddc79a
  2. #9ad1dd
  3. #a69add

Analogous

  1. #dda69a
  2. #ddc79a
  3. #d1dd9a

Triadic

  1. #ddc79a
  2. #9addc7
  3. #c79add

Tetradic

  1. #ddc79a
  2. #b0dd9a
  3. #9ab0dd
  4. #c79add

Square

  1. #ddc79a
  2. #9adda6
  3. #9ab0dd
  4. #dd9ad1

Monochromatic

  1. #a68238
  2. #caa761
  3. #ddc79a
  4. #f0e7d3
  5. #faf7f0

Shades

#ddc79a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddc79a
  2. #c7b38b
  3. #b19f7b
  4. #9b8b6c
  5. #85775c
  6. #6f644d
  7. #58503e
  8. #423c2e
  9. #2c281f
  10. #16140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddc79a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddc79a
  2. #e0cda4
  3. #e4d2ae
  4. #e7d8b8
  5. #ebddc2
  6. #eee3cd
  7. #f1e9d7
  8. #f5eee1
  9. #f8f4eb
  10. #fcf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddc79a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddc79a
  2. #d4c097
  3. #cab995
  4. #c1b292
  5. #b8ab90
  6. #afa48d
  7. #a59c8a
  8. #9c9588
  9. #938e85
  10. #898783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c8b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2c697 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cc9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8bfbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c698 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #daca9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4c2af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddc79a {
  color: #ddc79a;
}
Background
.bg-ddc79a {
  background-color: #ddc79a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddc79a {
  border: 2px solid #ddc79a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddc79a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 199 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 50% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddc79a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddc79a, #d1dd9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddc79a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 199 154 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.51 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.72 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.91 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.00 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.48 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 6.71 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 7.05 #223865 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Wheat
#ddc79a  rgb(221, 199, 154)  hsl(40, 50%, 74%)  Wheat
#9ab0dd  rgb(154, 176, 221)  hsl(220, 50%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9addc7  rgb(154, 221, 199)  hsl(160, 50%, 74%)  Seafoam Green
#c79add  rgb(199, 154, 221)  hsl(280, 50%, 74%)  Wisteria