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Recognised as Colour

#DCDD66

  • #DCDD66
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DCDD66 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 221, 102 and HSL 61°, 64%, 63%. 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

#DCDD66#DCDD66
HEX#DCDD66
RGBrgb(220, 221, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8667, 0.4
RGB percentages86.3%, 86.7%, 40%
HSLhsl(60.5, 63.6%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.5, 53.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 53.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,474,598
CSS custom property--colour: #DCDD66;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.58:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#232299

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD55Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EED96Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EAD1C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 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 text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.8Dark khaki · ΔE 23.1Yellow green · ΔE 25.7Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.2Goldenrod · ΔE 30.9Gold · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6766DD
Analogous#DDA366, #A0DD66
Triadic#66DCDD, #DD66DC
Split complementary#66A0DD, #A366DD
Tetradic#66DDA3, #6766DD, #DD66A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9E3
Lighter +20%#EFF0B9
Lighter +10%#E6E690
Darker −10%#D2D43C
Darker −20%#B4B528
Darker −30%#8A8B1F
Darker −40%#616116
More saturated +25%#F3F44F
Less saturated −25%#C5C67D

Channel breakdown

R220
G221
B102
Red220 (86.3%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue60.5°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G DD · B 66

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