Recognised as Colour
#DDBD07
- #DDBD07
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DDBD07 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 189, 7 and HSL 51°, 94%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DDBD07#DDBD07
HEX#DDBD07
RGBrgb(221, 189, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7412, 0.0275
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.1%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(51, 93.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 96.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 96.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,847
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBD07;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.36:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#2242F8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0727DD
Analogous#DD5207, #92DD07
Triadic#07DDBD, #BD07DD
Split complementary#0792DD, #5207DD
Tetradic#07DD52, #0727DD, #DD0792
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G189
B7
Red221 (86.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue51.03°
Saturation (HSL)93.86%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BD · B 07
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