Recognised as Colour
#DDBD38
- #DDBD38
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDBD38 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 189, 56 and HSL 48°, 71%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDBD38#DDBD38
HEX#DDBD38
RGBrgb(221, 189, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7412, 0.2196
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.1%, 22%
HSLhsl(48.4, 70.8%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.4, 74.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 74.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,896
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBD38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#2242C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3858DD
Analogous#DD6B38, #ABDD38
Triadic#38DDBD, #BD38DD
Split complementary#38ABDD, #6B38DD
Tetradic#38DD6B, #3858DD, #DD38AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G189
B56
Red221 (86.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue48.36°
Saturation (HSL)70.82%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BD · B 38
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