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#DDCDA4

#ddcda4 ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ddcda4 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 80.39% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.24% magenta, 25.79% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 43.16°, with 45.6% saturation and 75.49% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6172

Complementary

  1. #ddcda4
  2. #a4b4dd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcda4
  2. #a4d0dd
  3. #b1a4dd

Analogous

  1. #ddb1a4
  2. #ddcda4
  3. #d0dda4

Triadic

  1. #ddcda4
  2. #a4ddcd
  3. #cda4dd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcda4
  2. #b4dda4
  3. #a4b4dd
  4. #cda4dd

Square

  1. #ddcda4
  2. #a4ddb1
  3. #a4b4dd
  4. #dda4d0

Monochromatic

  1. #a98b3f
  2. #c8ae6c
  3. #ddcda4
  4. #f2ecdc
  5. #f9f7f0

Shades

#ddcda4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcda4
  2. #c7b994
  3. #b1a483
  4. #9b9073
  5. #857b62
  6. #6f6752
  7. #585242
  8. #423e31
  9. #2c2921
  10. #161510
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcda4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcda4
  2. #e0d2ad
  3. #e4d7b6
  4. #e7dcbf
  5. #ebe1c8
  6. #eee6d2
  7. #f1ebdb
  8. #f5f0e4
  9. #f8f5ed
  10. #fcfaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcda4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcda4
  2. #d4c5a0
  3. #cabe9d
  4. #c1b699
  5. #b8ae96
  6. #afa792
  7. #a59f8e
  8. #9c978b
  9. #938f87
  10. #898884
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cebf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7cba1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbd0a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6c6c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9cca2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dccfa5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3c9b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcda4 {
  color: #ddcda4;
}
Background
.bg-ddcda4 {
  background-color: #ddcda4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcda4 {
  border: 2px solid #ddcda4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcda4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 205 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 46% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcda4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcda4, #d0dda4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcda4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 205 164 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 4.88 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.67 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.73 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 6.73 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 6.81 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.05 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 7.14 #22325b Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Wheat
#ddcda4  rgb(221, 205, 164)  hsl(43, 46%, 75%)  Wheat
#a4b4dd  rgb(164, 180, 221)  hsl(223, 46%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a4ddcd  rgb(164, 221, 205)  hsl(163, 46%, 75%)  Seafoam Green
#cda4dd  rgb(205, 164, 221)  hsl(283, 46%, 75%)  Wisteria