#ddc622 Color Information

#ddc622 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ddc622. In RGB, it consists of 86.7% Red, 77.6% Green, and 13.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 10.4% Magenta, 84.6% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 52.6°, with saturation of 73.3% and lightness of 50%. The decimal value for #ddc622 is 14534178, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ddc622 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#ddc622 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color221, 198, 34 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color86.7%, 77.6%, 13.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.133, 0.224, 0.867 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.104, 0.846, 0.133 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color52.6°, 73.3%, 50.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color52.6°, 84.6%, 86.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color50.302, 55.876, 9.647 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color60, 221, 34 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14534178 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color79.543, -7.386, 75.568 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)79.543, 75.928, 95.583 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color79.543, 22.219, 82.555 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color74.750, -10.695, 44.673 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.434, 0.482, 55.876 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292724258 / 0xffddc622 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc33 Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #ddc622

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ddc622, its pure hue is 52.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.3%, and its lightness is 50.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ddc622, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c1904 to #c1ad1e.

Tints of #ddc622

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ddc622, its pure hue is 52.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.3%, and its lightness is 50.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ddc622, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e1cd3e to #fbf8e3.

Tones of #ddc622

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ddc622, its pure hue is 52.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ddc622, which range from #808080 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffe000 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ddc622

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ddc622! For #ddc622, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ddc622. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ddc622

This color, #ddc622, consists of 86.7% Red, 77.6% Green, and 13.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 221, Green = 198, Blue = 34. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ddc622 is 0% Cyan, 10.4% Magenta, 84.6% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R86.7%
C0.0%
G77.6%
M10.4%
B13.3%
Y84.6%
K13.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 221 198 34
Octal 335 306 42
Hexa #dd #c6 #22
Binary 11011101 11000110 00100010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 10 84 13
Octal 0 12 124 15
Hexa #00 #0a #54 #0d
Binary 00000000 00001010 01010100 00001101

Analogous Colors of #ddc622

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ddc622 — which has hue 52.6° — its analogous colors are located at 22.6° and 82.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddc622.

Triadic Colors of #ddc622

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ddc622 — which has hue 52.6° — its triadic colors are located at 52.6° and 292.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddc622.

Complementary Color of #ddc622

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ddc622 — which has hue 52.6° — its complementary color is located at 232.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddc622.

Split Complementary Colors of #ddc622

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ddc622 — which has hue 52.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 52.6° and 262.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddc622.

Tetradic Colors of #ddc622

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ddc622 — which has hue 52.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 322.6°, 52.6°, 142.6°, and 232.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ddc622.

Monochromatic Colors of #ddc622

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ddc622, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #665d1a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f7e988 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ddc622

We want to make getting started with #ddc622 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ddc622 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ddc622 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ddc622 with other HTML elements.

#ddc622 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ddc622.
<span style="color: #ddc622;">The color of this text is #ddc622.</span>

#ddc622 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ddc622.
<div style="background-color: #ddc622; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ddc622.</div>

#ddc622 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ddc622.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ddc622;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ddc622.</span>

#ddc622 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ddc622.
<div style="border: #ddc622 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ddc622.</div>

#ddc622 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ddc622 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ddc622; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ddc622 on a white background.</div></div>

#ddc622 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ddc622 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ddc622; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ddc622 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ddc622 to White

This is a gradient from #ddc622 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ddc622,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ddc622,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ddc622,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ddc622,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ddc622 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ddc622 to Black

This is a gradient from #ddc622 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ddc622,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ddc622,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ddc622,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ddc622,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ddc622 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ddc622

In addition to using #ddc622 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ddc622 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ddc622, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 221, Green = 198, Blue = 34). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ddc622 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ddc622
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(221, 198, 34)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ddc622; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ddc622; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ddc622; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(221, 198, 34);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ddc622")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:221, green:198, blue:34, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:221 green:198 blue:34 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(221f, 198f, 34f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(221, 198, 34);
 

#ddc622 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ddc622 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ddc622 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ddc622 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ddc622 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ddc622 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ddc622 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ddc622 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text