Recognised as Colour
#DDB100
- #DDB100
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDB100 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 177, 0 and HSL 48°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDB100#DDB100
HEX#DDB100
RGBrgb(221, 177, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.6941, 0
RGB percentages86.7%, 69.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(48.1, 100%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.1, 100%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 19.9%, 100%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,528,768
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB100;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#224EFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#002CDD
Analogous#DD4200, #9BDD00
Triadic#00DDB1, #B100DD
Split complementary#009BDD, #4200DD
Tetradic#00DD42, #002CDD, #DD009B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G177
B0
Red221 (86.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue48.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G B1 · B 00
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