Colour
#DDC540
- #DDC540
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDC540 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 197, 64 and HSL 51°, 70%, 56%. 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
#DDC540#DDC540
HEX#DDC540
RGBrgb(221, 197, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7725, 0.251
RGB percentages86.7%, 77.3%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(50.8, 69.8%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 71%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 71%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,533,952
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC540;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.6 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#223ABF
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4058DD
Analogous#DD7640, #A7DD40
Triadic#40DDC5, #C540DD
Split complementary#40A7DD, #7740DD
Tetradic#40DD77, #4058DD, #DD40A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G197
B64
Red221 (86.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue50.83°
Saturation (HSL)69.78%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C5 · B 40
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