Recognised as Colour

#D4DD1B

#D4DD1B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#D4DD1B is a yellow with RGB values 212, 221, 27 and HSL 63°, 78%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#D4DD1B#D4DD1B

HEX#D4DD1B

RGBrgb(212, 221, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.8667, 0.1059

RGB percentages83.1%, 86.7%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(62.8, 78.2%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.8, 87.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK4.1%, 0%, 87.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,950,235

CSS custom property--colour: #D4DD1B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.16:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#2B22E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFD200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFD634no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E3CFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 18.3 Gold · ΔE 21.8 Yellow green · ΔE 22.5 Green yellow · ΔE 30.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 36.4 Khaki · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 18.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#241BDD

Analogous#DD851B, #73DD1B

Triadic#1BD4DD, #DD1BD4

Split complementary#1B73DD, #851BDD

Tetradic#1BDD85, #241BDD, #DD1B73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F7F9CB

Lighter +30%#EFF39E

Lighter +20%#E8EE70

Lighter +10%#E0E843

Darker −10%#A8B015

Darker −20%#7D8210

Darker −30%#51550A

Darker −40%#262705

More saturated +25%#ECF800

Less saturated −25%#B8BE3A

Channel breakdown

R212

G221

B27

Red212 (83.1%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue62.78°

Saturation (HSL)78.23%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR D4 · G DD · B 1B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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