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#DDCC99

#ddcc99 ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddcc99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 80% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 30.77% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 50% saturation and 73.33% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6086

Complementary

  1. #ddcc99
  2. #99aadd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcc99
  2. #99ccdd
  3. #aa99dd

Analogous

  1. #ddaa99
  2. #ddcc99
  3. #ccdd99

Triadic

  1. #ddcc99
  2. #99ddcc
  3. #cc99dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcc99
  2. #aadd99
  3. #99aadd
  4. #cc99dd

Square

  1. #ddcc99
  2. #99ddaa
  3. #99aadd
  4. #dd99cc

Monochromatic

  1. #a68a37
  2. #caaf60
  3. #ddcc99
  4. #f0e9d2
  5. #faf7f0

Shades

#ddcc99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcc99
  2. #c7b88a
  3. #b1a37a
  4. #9b8f6b
  5. #857a5c
  6. #6f664d
  7. #58523d
  8. #423d2e
  9. #2c291f
  10. #16140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcc99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcc99
  2. #e0d1a3
  3. #e4d6ad
  4. #e7dbb8
  5. #ebe0c2
  6. #eee6cc
  7. #f1ebd6
  8. #f5f0e0
  9. #f8f5eb
  10. #fcfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcc99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcc99
  2. #d4c497
  3. #cabd94
  4. #c1b592
  5. #b8ae8f
  6. #afa68d
  7. #a59e8a
  8. #9c9788
  9. #938f85
  10. #898883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3ccba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7ca96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dccf9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8c4be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9cb97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcce9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3c7b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcc99 {
  color: #ddcc99;
}
Background
.bg-ddcc99 {
  background-color: #ddcc99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcc99 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcc99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcc99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 204 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 50% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcc99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcc99, #ccdd99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcc99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 204 153 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.68 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.84 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.75 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.92 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 7.10 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.21 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.27 #223366 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Wheat
#ddcc99  rgb(221, 204, 153)  hsl(45, 50%, 73%)  Wheat
#99aadd  rgb(153, 170, 221)  hsl(225, 50%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99ddcc  rgb(153, 221, 204)  hsl(165, 50%, 73%)  Seafoam Green
#cc99dd  rgb(204, 153, 221)  hsl(285, 50%, 73%)  Wisteria