Recognised as Colour
#DDC136
- #DDC136
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDC136 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 193, 54 and HSL 50°, 71%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDC136#DDC136
HEX#DDC136
RGBrgb(221, 193, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7569, 0.2118
RGB percentages86.7%, 75.7%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(49.9, 71.1%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 75.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 75.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,918
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC136;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#223EC9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3652DD
Analogous#DD6D36, #A6DD36
Triadic#36DDC1, #C136DD
Split complementary#36A5DD, #6E36DD
Tetradic#36DD6E, #3652DD, #DD36A5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G193
B54
Red221 (86.7%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue49.94°
Saturation (HSL)71.06%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C1 · B 36
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