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#DDDBBD closest to Sesame Seed

#DDDBBD is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Sesame Seed. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 85.9% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(221, 219, 189)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 32% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black. #DDDBBD is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.94:1.

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Variations of #DDDBBD

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

How #DDDBBD 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 #E2DABE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D8BB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0D9BC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2DABE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0DABE
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E2D7D2
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DFD9C7
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DADAD3

#DDDBBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#DDDBBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.94:1 Super#DDDBBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DDDBBD in CSS

/* Sesame Seed */
.color { color: #DDDBBD; }
.background { background-color: #DDDBBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DDDBBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(221 219 189);
color: hsl(56 32% 80%);
color: oklch(0.885 0.040 104.1);

#DDDBBD FAQ

What color is #DDDBBD?

#DDDBBD is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Sesame Seed. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DDDBBD?

#DDDBBD is rgb(221, 219, 189) in RGB, hsl(56, 32%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DDDBBD?

The complementary color of #DDDBBD is #BDBFDD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DDDBBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #DDDBBD: 14.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DDDBBD a warm or cool color?

#DDDBBD is a warm color.