Colour
#DDC62E
- #DDC62E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DDC62E is a yellow with RGB values 221, 198, 46 and HSL 52°, 72%, 52%. 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
#DDC62E#DDC62E
HEX#DDC62E
RGBrgb(221, 198, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7765, 0.1804
RGB percentages86.7%, 77.6%, 18%
HSLhsl(52.1, 72%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 79.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 79.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,190
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC62E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55958WCAG 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 12.19:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#2239D1
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 text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E45DD
Analogous#DD6E2E, #9DDD2E
Triadic#2EDDC6, #C62EDD
Split complementary#2E9DDD, #6E2EDD
Tetradic#2EDD6E, #2E45DD, #DD2E9D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G198
B46
Red221 (86.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue52.11°
Saturation (HSL)72.02%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C6 · B 2E
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