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#DDC75B Duck Butter

#DDC75B is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Duck Butter. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 78.0% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(221, 199, 91)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 66% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 59% yellow and 13% black. #DDC75B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.39:1.

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Variations of #DDC75B

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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#DDC75B 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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#DDC75B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DDC75B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DECA60
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8C250
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAC454
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DECA60
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDC95E
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EDBAAF
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3C28A
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDC7B3

#DDC75B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#DDC75B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.39:1 Super#DDC75B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DDC75B in CSS

/* Duck Butter */
.color { color: #DDC75B; }
.background { background-color: #DDC75B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DDC75B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 199 91);
color: hsl(50 66% 61%);
color: oklch(0.827 0.130 97.9);

#DDC75B FAQ

What color is #DDC75B?

#DDC75B is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Duck Butter. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DDC75B?

#DDC75B is rgb(221, 199, 91) in RGB, hsl(50, 66%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 59%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDC75B?

The complementary color of #DDC75B is #5B71DD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDC75B?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDC75B: 12.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDC75B a warm or cool color?

#DDC75B is a warm color.