Recognised as Colour
#DDB50E
- #DDB50E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDB50E is a yellow with RGB values 221, 181, 14 and HSL 48°, 88%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDB50E#DDB50E
HEX#DDB50E
RGBrgb(221, 181, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7098, 0.0549
RGB percentages86.7%, 71%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(48.4, 88.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 93.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 18.1%, 93.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,529,806
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB50E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#224AF1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0E36DD
Analogous#DD4D0E, #9EDD0E
Triadic#0EDDB5, #B50EDD
Split complementary#0E9EDD, #4E0EDD
Tetradic#0EDD4D, #0E36DD, #DD0E9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G181
B14
Red221 (86.7%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue48.41°
Saturation (HSL)88.09%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G B5 · B 0E
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