#DDAA33Currywurst (#DDAA33) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 84°, lightness 0.77 and chroma 0.141. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #DDAA33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 170, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 71%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 77%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 77%, 13%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(72.5 7.8 64.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.766 0.141 84) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Currywurst shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#e1a528 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward red#e3aa2e — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ddaa33 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ddab35 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Currywurst in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.13:1 and against black 9.87:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d3 · #f2c15a · #ddaa33 · #9e7500 · #725300 · #493400
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d5e38d · #d9c860 · #ddaa33 · #d58f38 · #c77743 · #b3624c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ddaa33 · #809e73 · #966f00 · #306a00 · #513a00 · #122d01
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e3d4b7 · #ddaa33 · #a78d58 · #355baf · #453000 · #241700
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf2ff · #ddaa33 · #9f9684 · #565b64 · #2d2411 · #000104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf2fd · #c3c9d6 · #959caa · #1a2233 · #01030f · #ddaa33
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d2dbb6 · #ddaa33 · #ca8f7e · #1f75e8 · #2f345a · #14082a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b0dfe8 · #ddaa33 · #7fa2b7 · #6f6ac5 · #293654 · #1a0903
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d2fbff · #ddaa33 · #11abb7 · #803987 · #3f0345 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d6fcf0 · #ddaa33 · #35ad92 · #3155a9 · #4a0029 · #000012
#E3B657 · #EAC374 · #F0CF8E · #F6DBA7 · #FCE7C0
#B88A14 · #926C00 · #6D4F00 · #4A3400 · #2A1C00
#D4AD5A · #CBAF76 · #C2B18E
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.