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Colour

#DDAF00

  • #DDAF00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DDAF00 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 175, 0 and HSL 48°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDAF00#DDAF00
HEX#DDAF00
RGBrgb(221, 175, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6863, 0
RGB percentages86.7%, 68.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(47.5, 100%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 100%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 20.8%, 100%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,528,256
CSS custom property--colour: #DDAF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#2250FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5AD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D1BA19no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F09E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 9.1Gold · ΔE 18.3Orange · ΔE 20.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.5Dark orange · ΔE 33Olive · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 9.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#002EDD
Analogous#DD4100, #9CDD00
Triadic#00DDAF, #AF00DD
Split complementary#009CDD, #4000DD
Tetradic#00DD41, #002EDD, #DD009D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEDAA
Lighter +30%#FFE377
Lighter +20%#FFD844
Lighter +10%#FFCD11
Darker −10%#AA8700
Darker −20%#775E00
Darker −30%#443600
Darker −40%#110D00
More saturated +25%#DDAF00
Less saturated −25%#C19F1C

Channel breakdown

R221
G175
B0
Red221 (86.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue47.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G AF · B 00

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