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#DDBD2E closest to Wax

#DDBD2E is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Wax. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 74.1% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(221, 189, 46)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 72% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 79% yellow and 13% black. #DDBD2E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.39:1.

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Variations of #DDBD2E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DDBD2E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DDBD2E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DDBD2E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D9C338
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1B905
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5BB1C
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9C338
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DAC033
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EFAEA2
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4B776
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7BEA9

#DDBD2E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#DDBD2E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.39:1 Very good#DDBD2E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DDBD2E in CSS

/* Wax */
.color { color: #DDBD2E; }
.background { background-color: #DDBD2E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DDBD2E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 189 46);
color: hsl(49 72% 52%);
color: oklch(0.803 0.153 95.5);

#DDBD2E FAQ

What color is #DDBD2E?

#DDBD2E is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Wax. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DDBD2E?

#DDBD2E is rgb(221, 189, 46) in RGB, hsl(49, 72%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 79%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDBD2E?

The complementary color of #DDBD2E is #2E4EDD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDBD2E?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDBD2E: 11.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDBD2E a warm or cool color?

#DDBD2E is a warm color.