Colour

#DDC35C

#DDC35C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDC35C is a yellow with RGB values 221, 195, 92 and HSL 48°, 65%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDC35C#DDC35C

HEX#DDC35C

RGBrgb(221, 195, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7647, 0.3608

RGB percentages86.7%, 76.5%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(47.9, 65.5%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.9, 58.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 11.8%, 58.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,533,468

CSS custom property--colour: #DDC35C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#223CA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D5BF52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DBC861no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EDB6ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.3 Burlywood · ΔE 26.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C76DD

Analogous#DD835C, #B6DD5C

Triadic#5CDDC3, #C35CDD

Split complementary#5CB6DD, #835CDD

Tetradic#5CDD83, #5C76DD, #DD5CB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F2DB

Lighter +20%#EFE2B0

Lighter +10%#E6D386

Darker −10%#D4B332

Darker −20%#AF9324

Darker −30%#846F1C

Darker −40%#5A4C13

More saturated +25%#F6D243

Less saturated −25%#C4B475

Channel breakdown

R221

G195

B92

Red221 (86.7%)

Green195 (76.5%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue47.91°

Saturation (HSL)65.48%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G C3 · B 5C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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