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Recognised as Colour

#DDC145

  • #DDC145
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DDC145 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 193, 69 and HSL 49°, 69%, 57%. 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

#DDC145#DDC145
HEX#DDC145
RGBrgb(221, 193, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7569, 0.2706
RGB percentages86.7%, 75.7%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(48.9, 69.1%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 68.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 68.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,933
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC145;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#223EBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BD34no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC64Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EEB3A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.2Khaki · ΔE 22.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.4Dark khaki · ΔE 25.1Gold · ΔE 25.3Olive · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4561DD
Analogous#DD7545, #ADDD45
Triadic#45DDC1, #C145DD
Split complementary#45ADDD, #7545DD
Tetradic#45DD75, #4561DD, #DD45AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFAF1
Lighter +30%#F5ECC6
Lighter +20%#EDDE9B
Lighter +10%#E5CF70
Darker −10%#CAAC25
Darker −20%#9F871D
Darker −30%#746215
Darker −40%#493E0D
More saturated +25%#F9D229
Less saturated −25%#C2B060

Channel breakdown

R221
G193
B69
Red221 (86.7%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue48.95°
Saturation (HSL)69.09%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C1 · B 45

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