Colour

#D9DD85

#D9DD85
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#D9DD85 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 221, 133 and HSL 63°, 56%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D9DD85#D9DD85

HEX#D9DD85

RGBrgb(217, 221, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.8667, 0.5216

RGB percentages85.1%, 86.7%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(62.7, 56.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(62.7, 39.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK1.8%, 0%, 39.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,278,021

CSS custom property--colour: #D9DD85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.63:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#26227A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9D67Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EAD989no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#E4D3C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.5 Navajo white · ΔE 24 Moccasin · ΔE 24 Wheat · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.09, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8985DD

Analogous#DDB585, #ADDD85

Triadic#85D9DD, #DD85D9

Split complementary#85ADDD, #B585DD

Tetradic#85DDB5, #8985DD, #DD85AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFD

Lighter +20%#F2F3D5

Lighter +10%#E5E8AD

Darker −10%#CDD25D

Darker −20%#BFC537

Darker −30%#989D2C

Darker −40%#717521

More saturated +25%#EBF172

Less saturated −25%#C7CA99

Channel breakdown

R217

G221

B133

Red217 (85.1%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue62.73°

Saturation (HSL)56.41%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR D9 · G DD · B 85

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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