Colour
#D9DD48
- #D9DD48
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#D9DD48 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 221, 72 and HSL 62°, 69%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#D9DD48#D9DD48
HEX#D9DD48
RGBrgb(217, 221, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8667, 0.2824
RGB percentages85.1%, 86.7%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(61.6, 68.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.6, 67.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK1.8%, 0%, 67.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,277,960
CSS custom property--colour: #D9DD48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#2622B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4C48DD
Analogous#DD9648, #8FDD48
Triadic#48D9DD, #DD48D9
Split complementary#488FDD, #9648DD
Tetradic#48DD96, #4C48DD, #DD488F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R217
G221
B72
Red217 (85.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue61.61°
Saturation (HSL)68.66%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G DD · B 48
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