Colour
#DDB600
- #DDB600
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDB600 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 182, 0 and HSL 49°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDB600#DDB600
HEX#DDB600
RGBrgb(221, 182, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7137, 0
RGB percentages86.7%, 71.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(49.4, 100%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 100%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 100%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,530,048
CSS custom property--colour: #DDB600;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#2249FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0027DD
Analogous#DD4700, #96DD00
Triadic#00DDB6, #B600DD
Split complementary#0096DD, #4700DD
Tetradic#00DD47, #0027DD, #DD0096
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G182
B0
Red221 (86.7%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue49.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G B6 · B 00
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