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Recognised as Colour

#DDC53E

  • #DDC53E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DDC53E is a yellow with RGB values 221, 197, 62 and HSL 51°, 70%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDC53E#DDC53E
HEX#DDC53E
RGBrgb(221, 197, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7725, 0.2431
RGB percentages86.7%, 77.3%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(50.9, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 71.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,950
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC53E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#223AC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8C028no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFC846no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#EEB6AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 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 text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.9Gold · ΔE 21.9Khaki · ΔE 24.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26Dark khaki · ΔE 28.5Olive · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E56DD
Analogous#DD753E, #A6DD3E
Triadic#3EDDC5, #C53EDD
Split complementary#3EA6DD, #763EDD
Tetradic#3EDD75, #3E56DD, #DD3EA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9EB
Lighter +30%#F4ECC0
Lighter +20%#ECDF95
Lighter +10%#E5D269
Darker −10%#C5AD23
Darker −20%#9A871B
Darker −30%#6F6113
Darker −40%#433B0C
More saturated +25%#F9D922
Less saturated −25%#C1B15A

Channel breakdown

R221
G197
B62
Red221 (86.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue50.94°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C5 · B 3E

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