Recognised as Colour
#DCCC99
- #DCCC99
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DCCC99 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 204, 153 and HSL 46°, 49%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#DCCC99#DCCC99
HEX#DCCC99
RGBrgb(220, 204, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8, 0.6
RGB percentages86.3%, 80%, 60%
HSLhsl(45.7, 48.9%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 30.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.3%, 30.5%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,470,297
CSS custom property--colour: #DCCC99;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.14:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#233366
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A9DC
Analogous#DCAB99, #CBDC99
Triadic#99DCCC, #CC99DC
Split complementary#99CBDC, #AB99DC
Tetradic#99DCAB, #99A9DC, #DC99CB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R220
G204
B153
Red220 (86.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue45.67°
Saturation (HSL)48.91%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DC · G CC · B 99
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