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#DDE000 Color

#DDE000 is rgb(221, 224, 0) in RGB, hsl(61, 100%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 100%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peridot (#E6E200), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDE000
HEX#DDE000
RGBrgb(221, 224, 0)
HSLhsl(61, 100%, 44%)
HSVhsv(61, 100%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 100%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.192 110.8)
LABlab(86.76% -15.52 84.38)
LCHlch(86.76% 85.79 100.42)

What #DDE000 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 #DDE000, 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.

#DDE000 Channel Values

How #DDE000 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 224 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 100% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 100% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DDE000 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DDE000 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DDE000

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DDE000; 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 #DDE000

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 #DDE000.

How #DDE000 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#DDE000
Protanopia#DFDF00
Protanomaly#DEE000
Deuteranopia#DFDF02
Deuteranomaly#DEDF01
Tritanopia#E9D3D3
Tritanomaly#E5D8A8
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DDE000 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-dde000: #DDE000;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDE000;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dde000': '#DDE000' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.878, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_dde000">#DDE000</color>
SVG fillfill="#DDE000"

More Yellow Colors

#DDE000 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DDE000 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DDE000?

#DDE000 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(221, 224, 0) in RGB and hsl(61, 100%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peridot (#E6E200), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.33.

What is the RGB value of #DDE000?

#DDE000 is rgb(221, 224, 0) — red 221, green 224, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDE000?

#DDE000 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 100%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDE000 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDE000 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDE000 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDE000 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 14.11, which is visibly different.

Open #DDE000 in a Tool

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