Recognised as Colour

#DDC457

#DDC457
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDC457 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 196, 87 and HSL 49°, 66%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDC457#DDC457

HEX#DDC457

RGBrgb(221, 196, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7686, 0.3412

RGB percentages86.7%, 76.9%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(48.8, 66.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 60.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 11.3%, 60.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,533,719

CSS custom property--colour: #DDC457;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.11:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#223BA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D6C04Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#DCC85Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EDB7ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 16.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 19 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.4 Burlywood · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5770DD

Analogous#DD8157, #B3DD57

Triadic#57DDC4, #C457DD

Split complementary#57B3DD, #8157DD

Tetradic#57DD81, #5770DD, #DD57B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F1D6

Lighter +20%#EEE2AC

Lighter +10%#E6D381

Darker −10%#D4B52D

Darker −20%#AB9223

Darker −30%#816E1A

Darker −40%#564A12

More saturated +25%#F6D43E

Less saturated −25%#C4B470

Channel breakdown

R221

G196

B87

Red221 (86.7%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue48.81°

Saturation (HSL)66.34%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G C4 · B 57

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Colour values

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