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#ddce77 color: Sand Pyramid

#ddce77 is rgb(221, 206, 119) in RGB and oklch(84.516% 0.10955 99.715) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

84.5%
0.110
100°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Warm
  • ≈ Khaki
  • orange-300
  • Black 13%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.59:1Hard to read
Lc -30
Black text
13.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 77

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About #ddce77

#ddce77 is a pastel light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 84.5% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 100°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.59:1 contrast and black text 13.17:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sand Pyramid (#ddcc77). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #ddce77 mixed with white

  1. ddce77
  2. e0d386
  3. e4d894
  4. e7dda2
  5. eae2b0
  6. eee7bd
  7. f1eccb
  8. f5f1d8
  9. f8f5e5
  10. fbfaf2

Darker: #ddce77 mixed with black

  1. ddce77
  2. c0b367
  3. a49857
  4. 887f47
  5. 6e6638
  6. 554e2a
  7. 3d381c
  8. 262310
  9. 110f05
  10. 020201

Calmer: #ddce77 with less saturation

  1. ddce77
  2. dbce81
  3. d9ce8b
  4. d8ce94
  5. d6ce9c
  6. d4cea5
  7. d3cdad
  8. d1cdb5
  9. cfcdbd
  10. ceccc4

Questions about #ddce77

What color is #ddce77?

#ddce77 is pastel light yellow. The closest named color is Sand Pyramid. In RGB it is rgb(221, 206, 119), in HSL hsl(51.18, 60%, 66.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(84.516% 0.10955 99.715).

What colors go well with #ddce77?

The complementary color of #ddce77 is #bfc6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fbbf7b and #b5db8e. The triadic partners are #70ddfd and #fdb0e3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ddce77?

Black text reads better on #ddce77: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and black gives 13.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ddce77 a warm or cool color?

#ddce77 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 100 degrees, its lightness 84.5% and its chroma 0.11.