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#DDDE50

#DDDE50 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 86.7% red, 87.1% green, and 31.4% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 68% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.43:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

14.64:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.43:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

14.64:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DDDE50 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DDDE50
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #DDDE50

What color is #DDDE50?

#DDDE50 is a mid-tone, rich yellow, close to the color Butter. In RGB it’s made of 86.7% red, 87.1% green, and 31.4% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 68% saturation and 59% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DDDE50 in RGB?

#DDDE50 is rgb(221, 222, 80): 221 red, 222 green, and 80 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DDDE50 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 64, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DDDE50?

PANTONE 386 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DDDE50?

Its complement #DCD2FD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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