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Recognised as Colour

#DDBD46

  • #DDBD46
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DDBD46 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 189, 70 and HSL 47°, 69%, 57%. 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

#DDBD46#DDBD46
HEX#DDBD46
RGBrgb(221, 189, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7412, 0.2745
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.1%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(47.3, 68.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 68.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 68.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,531,910
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBD46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#2242B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0BA36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C34Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EEAFA5no 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 text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.4Khaki · ΔE 22.6Dark khaki · ΔE 24.1Gold · ΔE 27Olive · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4666DD
Analogous#DD7246, #B1DD46
Triadic#46DDBD, #BD46DD
Split complementary#46B1DD, #7246DD
Tetradic#46DD72, #4666DD, #DD46B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAF2
Lighter +30%#F5EBC7
Lighter +20%#EDDC9C
Lighter +10%#E5CC71
Darker −10%#CBA825
Darker −20%#A0841D
Darker −30%#756015
Darker −40%#493D0E
More saturated +25%#F8CD2B
Less saturated −25%#C2AD61

Channel breakdown

R221
G189
B70
Red221 (86.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue47.28°
Saturation (HSL)68.95%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BD · B 46

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