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Recognised as Colour

#DDBA21

  • #DDBA21
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DDBA21 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 186, 33 and HSL 49°, 74%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDBA21#DDBA21
HEX#DDBA21
RGBrgb(221, 186, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7294, 0.1294
RGB percentages86.7%, 72.9%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(48.8, 74%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 85.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 15.8%, 85.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,105
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBA21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#2245DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C12Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F0AA9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.1Gold · ΔE 17.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23Orange · ΔE 25.8Olive · ΔE 31.9Khaki · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2144DD
Analogous#DD5C21, #A2DD21
Triadic#21DDBA, #BA21DD
Split complementary#21A2DD, #5C21DD
Tetradic#21DD5C, #2144DD, #DD21A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F1D2
Lighter +30%#F2E3A5
Lighter +20%#EBD679
Lighter +10%#E4C84D
Darker −10%#B1951A
Darker −20%#846F14
Darker −30%#584A0D
Darker −40%#2C2506
More saturated +25%#FDCE01
Less saturated −25%#BDA641

Channel breakdown

R221
G186
B33
Red221 (86.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue48.83°
Saturation (HSL)74.02%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BA · B 21

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