Skip to content

#DDD6BB Color

#DDD6BB is rgb(221, 214, 187) in RGB, hsl(48, 33%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl (#EAE0C8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDD6BB
HEX#DDD6BB
RGBrgb(221, 214, 187)
HSLhsl(48, 33%, 80%)
HSVhsv(48, 15%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.037 95.1)
LABlab(85.66% -0.82 14.30)
LCHlch(85.66% 14.32 93.29)

What #DDD6BB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DDD6BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DDD6BB Channel Values

How #DDD6BB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 221 · G 214 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 33% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 15% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 15% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDD6BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDD6BB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDD6BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDD6BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DDD6BB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DDD6BB.

How #DDD6BB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DDD6BB
Protanopia#D7D7BB
Protanomaly#DAD7BB
Deuteranopia#D8D8BB
Deuteranomaly#DAD7BB
Tritanopia#E0D3D3
Tritanomaly#DFD4CA
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDD6BB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ddd6bb: #DDD6BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDD6BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ddd6bb': '#DDD6BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.839, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_ddd6bb">#DDD6BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDD6BB"

More Yellow Colors

#DDD6BB sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDD6BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDD6BB?

#DDD6BB is a lightest yellow — rgb(221, 214, 187) in RGB and hsl(48, 33%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl (#EAE0C8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #DDD6BB?

#DDD6BB is rgb(221, 214, 187) — red 221, green 214, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDD6BB?

#DDD6BB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDD6BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDD6BB scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDD6BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDD6BB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) at a CIE76 distance of 9.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #DDD6BB in a Tool

Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.