Colour

#DDB63F

#DDB63F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DDB63F is a yellow with RGB values 221, 182, 63 and HSL 45°, 70%, 56%. 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

#DDB63F#DDB63F

HEX#DDB63F

RGBrgb(221, 182, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7137, 0.2471

RGB percentages86.7%, 71.4%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(45.2, 69.9%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 71.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 17.6%, 71.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,530,111

CSS custom property--colour: #DDB63F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#2249C0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAB42Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4BF45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EFA79Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Khaki · ΔE 25.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 26.5 Gold · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3F66DD

Analogous#DD673F, #B5DD3F

Triadic#3FDDB6, #B63FDD

Split complementary#3FB5DD, #673FDD

Tetradic#3FDD67, #3F66DD, #DD3FB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF8EC

Lighter +30%#F4E7C1

Lighter +20%#ECD796

Lighter +10%#E5C66A

Darker −10%#C69E23

Darker −20%#9B7B1B

Darker −30%#6F5914

Darker −40%#44360C

More saturated +25%#F9C423

Less saturated −25%#C1A85B

Channel breakdown

R221

G182

B63

Red221 (86.7%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue45.19°

Saturation (HSL)69.91%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G B6 · B 3F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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