Booger Buster (#DDE26A)

The hex code for Booger Buster is #DDE26A. It is rgb(221, 226, 106) in RGB, hsl(62, 67%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 53%, 11%) in CMYK — a light yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DDE26A

HEX#DDE26A

RGBrgb(221, 226, 106)

HSLhsl(62, 67%, 65%)

HSVhsv(62, 53%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 53%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(88.5% 0.143 111.2)

LABlab(87.72% -13.47 56.93)

LCHlch(87.72% 58.50 103.32)

Colors Closest to Booger Buster

Booger Buster is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Straw#E4D96FΔE 8.54 Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 10.46 Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 10.77 Arylide Yellow#E9D66BΔE 11.03 June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 11.34 Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 12.14

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

#DDE26A Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 221 · G 226 · B 106	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 62° · S 67% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 62° · S 53% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.39:1 vs white · 15.16:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Booger Buster 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.

TextWhite text1.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text15.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Booger Buster

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Booger Buster; 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 Booger Buster

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

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How Booger Buster 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#DDE26A

Protanopia#E1E16A

Protanomaly#E0E16A

Deuteranopia#E0E06A

Deuteranomaly#DFE16A

Tritanopia#E7D7D7

Tritanomaly#E3DCB6

Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #DDE26A in Code

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

CSS custom property--booger-buster: #DDE26A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DDE26A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'booger-buster': '#DDE26A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.867, green: 0.886, blue: 0.416)

Android XML<color name="booger_buster">#DDE26A</color>

SVG fillfill="#DDE26A"

More Yellow Colors

Booger Buster sits in the yellowfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e09600 dcdc84 e0ae2e dcd04c e0bc5b dbdb00 e0e000 dbba00 e1ad01 daa520 e1ad21 da9100 eae9d1 f2b926 f7f4d4 fcc200 ffb624 ffe96b fffcf0 ffffc2 433104 737321 9e6900 c68e17

#DDE26A Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Booger Buster?

The hex code for Booger Buster is #DDE26A. That is rgb(221, 226, 106) in RGB, hsl(62, 67%, 65%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 53%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #DDE26A?

#DDE26A is rgb(221, 226, 106) — red 221, green 226, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DDE26A?

#DDE26A converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 53%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DDE26A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DDE26A scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DDE26A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DDE26A 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 14.59, which is visibly different.

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