Colour
#DDC626
- #DDC626
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DDC626 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 198, 38 and HSL 52°, 73%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DDC626#DDC626
HEX#DDC626
RGBrgb(221, 198, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7765, 0.149
RGB percentages86.7%, 77.6%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(52.5, 72.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 82.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 82.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,182
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC626;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#2239D9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#263DDD
Analogous#DD6B26, #98DD26
Triadic#26DDC6, #C626DD
Split complementary#2698DD, #6B26DD
Tetradic#26DD6B, #263DDD, #DD2698
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G198
B38
Red221 (86.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue52.46°
Saturation (HSL)72.91%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C6 · B 26
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