Recognised as Colour
#DDC163
- #DDC163
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#DDC163 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 193, 99 and HSL 46°, 64%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#DDC163#DDC163
HEX#DDC163
RGBrgb(221, 193, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7569, 0.3882
RGB percentages86.7%, 75.7%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(46.2, 64.2%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 55.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 55.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,532,963
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC163;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#223E9C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#637FDD
Analogous#DD8463, #BCDD63
Triadic#63DDC1, #C163DD
Split complementary#63BCDD, #8463DD
Tetradic#63DD84, #637FDD, #DD63BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G193
B99
Red221 (86.7%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue46.23°
Saturation (HSL)64.21%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C1 · B 63
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