#DDCA40 Hex Color

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Color Name

Sandstorm Yellow*

Hex Color Code

#DDCA40

RGB Color Code

RGB(221, 202, 64)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 8.6%, 71.0%, 13.3%

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#DDCA40 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is DDCA40?

The RGB color code for color number #DDCA40 is RGB(221, 202, 64). In the RGB color model, #DDCA40 has a red value of 221, a green value of 202, and a blue value of 64. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 8.6% magenta, 71.0% yellow, and 13.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 52.7° (degrees), 69.8 % saturation, and 55.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #DDCA40 has a hue of 52.7° (degrees), 71.0 % saturation and 86.7 % brightness/value.

Color DDCA40 is cool or warm?

Color DDCA40 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #DDCA40? (For interior and product design)

DDCA40 has an LRV of nearly 58. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#DDCA40

LRV 58

Light Color

Compare LRV 58 of #DDCA40 with dark and light color

Is #DDCA40 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color DDCA40 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #DDCA40 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #DDCA40

Hex triplet: #DDCA40
Red: DD
Green: CA
Blue: 40

RGBA / RGB rgb(221, 202, 64)

Red: 221 (86.7%)
Green: 202 (79.2%)
Blue: 64 (25.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 8.60%
Yellow: 71.04%
Key: 13.33%

HSL hsl(52.74deg, 69.8 %, 55.9 %)

Hue: 52.74°
Saturation: 69.78 %
Lightness: 55.88 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 52.74°
Saturation: 71.04 %
Brightness / Value: 86.67 %

RYB ryb(43, 157, 24)

Red: 43 (17.0%)
Yellow: 157 (61.6%)
Blue: 24 (9.3%)

HWB

Hue: 52.74°
Whiteness: 25.10 %
Blackness: 13.33 %

CMY

Cyan: 13.33%
Magenta: 20.78%
Yellow: 74.90%

XYZ

X: 51.86
Y: 57.98
Z: 13.31

YXY

Y1: 57.98
X: 0.42
Y2: 0.47

CIE-Lab

L: 80.73
A: -8.35
B: 67.52

CIE-Lch

L: 80.73
C: 68.03
H: 97.05

CIE-Luv

L: 80.73
U: 18.8
V: 78.07

Hunter-Lab

L: 76.15
A: -11.68
B: 42.94

Other

LRV: ~ 58 %
Munsell Color System: 8.7Y 7.9/9.6

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #DDCA40

These are the named colors closest to hex DDCA40, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#ECD540 Color Sandstorm Yellow

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

#E4D00A Color Citrine

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

#F1D651 Color Crayellow

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#E9D66B Color Arylide Yellow

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to DDCA40.

#D8CB32 Color RAL 100 80 70 - LED Green

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#D8CB4B Color RAL 100 80 60 - Advertisement Green

98.11% match | ΔE 1.89

#DFC633 Color RAL 095 80 70 - Mimosa Yellow

98.10% match | ΔE 1.90

#DBC44D Color RAL 095 80 60 - Greenish Yellow

97.47% match | ΔE 2.53

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to DDCA40.

#D7C826 Color PANTONE 611 C

97.91% match | ΔE 2.09

#D9C756 Color PANTONE 458 C

97.27% match | ΔE 2.73

#E1D555 Color PANTONE 610 C

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#D4C304 Color PANTONE 7758 C

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to DDCA40.

#E8D11F Color PANTONE' 13-0753 TCX - Quince

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

#EADA4F Color PANTONE 13-0646 TCX - Meadowlark

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#DACD65 Color PANTONE 13-0640 TCX - Acacia

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

#ECD966 Color PANTONE 12-0735 TCX - Yellowtail

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to DDCA40.

#E2C95C Color BS 10-C-33 - Pollen

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#C8C83E Color BS 12-E-51 - Citrine

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

#FDD93F Color BS 10-E-49 - Pale Lemon

93.93% match | ΔE 6.07

#FFE268 Color BS 10-C-31 - Champagne

93.25% match | ΔE 6.75

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to DDCA40.

#F1DD38 Color RAL 1016 - Sulfur Yellow

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#FACA30 Color RAL 1018 - Zinc Yellow

92.41% match | ΔE 7.59

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to DDCA40.

#F5C71A Color Deep Lemon

92.85% match | ΔE 7.15

Paint color for Hex #DDCA40

These are the real paint colors closest to hex DDCA40 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from DDCA40 once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Hex color DDCA40 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #DDCA40 to PPG Paints

#D9C737 Color Gone Giddy (PPG1216-7)

99.03% match | ΔE 0.97

#E2C74F Color Golden Yarrow (PPG1215-5)

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#E6D943 Color Citrus Spice (PPG1216-6)

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#EFCC44 Color Crushed Pineapple (PPG1213-7)

95.64% match | ΔE 4.36

Benjamin Moore

Hex color DDCA40 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #DDCA40 to Benjamin Moore

#D7C52E Color Citron (2024-30)

98.33% match | ΔE 1.67

#E2C839 Color Yellow Hibiscus (357)

98.10% match | ΔE 1.90

#E8D24A Color Lemon Grove (363)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#EDD24F Color Sunny Afternoon (356)

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color DDCA40 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #DDCA40 to Dunn-Edwards

#E2CD52 Color Citrus Spice (DE 5466)

98.19% match | ΔE 1.81

#E9CB2E Color Soleil (DE 5419)

96.75% match | ΔE 3.25

#EED053 Color Sunnyside Up (DET 495)

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

#E7C630 Color Lemon Zest (DE 5412)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

Behr

Hex color DDCA40 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #DDCA40 to Behr

#CCC14D Color Anime (P340-5)

95.97% match | ΔE 4.03

#DBC058 Color Sulfur Yellow (P320-6)

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

#F0CC50 Color Radiant Sun (P310-6)

95.03% match | ΔE 4.97

#D8D06B Color Lime Tree (P340-4)

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

Sherwin Williams

Hex color DDCA40 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #DDCA40 to Sherwin Williams

#D9C661 Color Frolic (SW 6703)

95.75% match | ΔE 4.25

#C6B836 Color Humorous Green (SW 6918)

94.97% match | ΔE 5.03

#CEBC55 Color Limón Fresco (SW 9030)

94.87% match | ΔE 5.13

#EDD26F Color Funky Yellow (SW 6913)

94.31% match | ΔE 5.69

Valspar

Hex color DDCA40 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #DDCA40 to Valspar

#C6C13B Color Parsley Sprig (6008-8B)

95.37% match | ΔE 4.63

#EBC746 Color Lime Drop (V019-2)

95.34% match | ΔE 4.66

#D8C360 Color Sunlit Meadow (8001-26E)

95.30% match | ΔE 4.70

#F1DA65 Color Pursuit of Happiness (8001-25D)

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

Farrow & Ball

Hex color DDCA40 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #DDCA40 to Farrow & Ball

#E9DF63 Color Yellowcake (279)

94.54% match | ΔE 5.46

#DACB7B Color Citrona (CC3)

92.51% match | ΔE 7.49

#E8C266 Color Babouche (223)

91.84% match | ΔE 8.16

#C1C365 Color Acid Drop (9908)

91.65% match | ΔE 8.35

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#DDCA40 color palettes and scheme combination

706514

9B8C1C

C7B323

DDCA40

E5D66B

ECE297

F4EEC2

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

DD4053

DD7C40

DDCA40

A1DD40

53DD40

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

DDCA40

40DDCA

CA40DD

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

DDCA40

40DD7B

4053DD

DD40A1

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

DDCA40

E0CF53

E3D466

E7D979

EADF8C

EEE49F

F1E9B2

F4EFC5

F8F4D8

FBF9EB

FFFFFF

Sandstorm Yellow* - #DDCA40 Tints

DDCA40

C6B539

B0A133

9A8D2C

847926

6E6520

585019

423C13

2C280C

161406

000000

Sandstorm Yellow* - #DDCA40 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#DDCA40

Sandstorm Yellow*

#4053DD

Byzantine Blue*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #DDCA40?

Color that best contrast with #DDCA40 is #4053DD, color name is Byzantine Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.