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Recognised as Colour

#DDBE22

  • #DDBE22
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DDBE22 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 190, 34 and HSL 50°, 73%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDBE22#DDBE22
HEX#DDBE22
RGBrgb(221, 190, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7451, 0.1333
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.5%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(50.1, 73.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 84.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 84.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,130
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBE22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52315WCAG 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 11.46:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#2241DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC430no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EFAEA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.5Gold · ΔE 16.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.1Orange · ΔE 27.8Khaki · ΔE 32.1Olive · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2241DD
Analogous#DD6122, #9EDD22
Triadic#22DDBE, #BE22DD
Split complementary#229FDD, #6022DD
Tetradic#22DD61, #2241DD, #DD229F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F2D3
Lighter +30%#F1E5A7
Lighter +20%#EBD87A
Lighter +10%#E4CB4E
Darker −10%#B1981B
Darker −20%#857214
Darker −30%#584C0E
Darker −40%#2C2607
More saturated +25%#FDD302
Less saturated −25%#BDA942

Channel breakdown

R221
G190
B34
Red221 (86.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue50.05°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BE · B 22

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