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Recognised as Colour

#DDBF06

  • #DDBF06
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DDBF06 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 191, 6 and HSL 52°, 95%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DDBF06#DDBF06
HEX#DDBF06
RGBrgb(221, 191, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.749, 0.0235
RGB percentages86.7%, 74.9%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(51.6, 94.7%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 97.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 97.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,358
CSS custom property--colour: #DDBF06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.53:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#2240F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC421no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F0AFA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.9Goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.1Orange · ΔE 28.3Yellow · ΔE 30.6Olive · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0624DD
Analogous#DD5306, #90DD06
Triadic#06DDBF, #BF06DD
Split complementary#0690DD, #5306DD
Tetradic#06DD53, #0624DD, #DD0690

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF2B2
Lighter +30%#FCEA80
Lighter +20%#FAE24F
Lighter +10%#F9DA1D
Darker −10%#AB9405
Darker −20%#7A6903
Darker −30%#483E02
Darker −40%#161301
More saturated +25%#E3C300
Less saturated −25%#C1AB22

Channel breakdown

R221
G191
B6
Red221 (86.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue51.63°
Saturation (HSL)94.71%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G BF · B 06

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