Colour
#DDC42F
- #DDC42F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDC42F is a yellow with RGB values 221, 196, 47 and HSL 51°, 72%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDC42F#DDC42F
HEX#DDC42F
RGBrgb(221, 196, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7686, 0.1843
RGB percentages86.7%, 76.9%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(51.4, 71.9%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 78.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 78.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,679
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC42F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.01:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#223BD0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2F48DD
Analogous#DD6D2F, #9FDD2F
Triadic#2FDDC4, #C42FDD
Split complementary#2F9FDD, #6D2FDD
Tetradic#2FDD6D, #2F48DD, #DD2F9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G196
B47
Red221 (86.7%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue51.38°
Saturation (HSL)71.9%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C4 · B 2F
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