Recognised as Colour
#DDB014
- #DDB014
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDB014 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 176, 20 and HSL 47°, 83%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDB014#DDB014
HEX#DDB014
RGBrgb(221, 176, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6902, 0.0784
RGB percentages86.7%, 69%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(46.6, 83.4%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.6, 91%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 20.4%, 91%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,528,532
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB014;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.29:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#224FEB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1441DD
Analogous#DD4B14, #A6DD14
Triadic#14DDB0, #B014DD
Split complementary#14A6DD, #4B14DD
Tetradic#14DD4B, #1441DD, #DD14A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G176
B20
Red221 (86.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue46.57°
Saturation (HSL)83.4%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G B0 · B 14
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