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Colour

#DDC422

  • #DDC422
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DDC422 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 196, 34 and HSL 52°, 73%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DDC422#DDC422
HEX#DDC422
RGBrgb(221, 196, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7686, 0.1333
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.9%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(52, 73.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 84.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 84.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,666
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC422;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.99:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#223BDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8BF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFC831no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EFB5A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15Goldenrod · ΔE 18.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.5Yellow · ΔE 30.5Orange · ΔE 30.8Khaki · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#223BDD
Analogous#DD6722, #98DD22
Triadic#22DDC4, #C422DD
Split complementary#2298DD, #6622DD
Tetradic#22DD67, #223BDD, #DD2299

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F3D3
Lighter +30%#F1E7A7
Lighter +20%#EBDC7A
Lighter +10%#E4D04E
Darker −10%#B19D1B
Darker −20%#857614
Darker −30%#584E0E
Darker −40%#2C2707
More saturated +25%#FDDB02
Less saturated −25%#BDAD42

Channel breakdown

R221
G196
B34
Red221 (86.7%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue51.98°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C4 · B 22

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