Recognised as Colour

#DDC055

#DDC055
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DDC055 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 192, 85 and HSL 47°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDC055#DDC055

HEX#DDC055

RGBrgb(221, 192, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7529, 0.3333

RGB percentages86.7%, 75.3%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(47.2, 66.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.2, 61.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 13.1%, 61.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,532,693

CSS custom property--colour: #DDC055;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.75:1

Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#223FAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D2BD49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#DAC55Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EEB2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.9 Khaki · ΔE 18 Dark khaki · ΔE 19 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 27.2 Burlywood · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5572DD

Analogous#DD7C55, #B6DD55

Triadic#55DDC0, #C055DD

Split complementary#55B6DD, #7C55DD

Tetradic#55DD7C, #5572DD, #DD55B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EFD5

Lighter +20%#EEE0AA

Lighter +10%#E5D07F

Darker −10%#D5B02A

Darker −20%#AA8D22

Darker −30%#806A19

Darker −40%#554611

More saturated +25%#F7CF3B

Less saturated −25%#C3B16E

Channel breakdown

R221

G192

B85

Red221 (86.7%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue47.21°

Saturation (HSL)66.67%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G C0 · B 55

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Colour values

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