Colour

#DDC637

#DDC637
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DDC637 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 198, 55 and HSL 52°, 71%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDC637#DDC637

HEX#DDC637

RGBrgb(221, 198, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7765, 0.2157

RGB percentages86.7%, 77.6%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(51.7, 70.9%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 75.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 10.4%, 75.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,534,199

CSS custom property--colour: #DDC637;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#2239C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C11Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0C941no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#EEB7ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.6 Gold · ΔE 19.5 Khaki · ΔE 27 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.1 Olive · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#374EDD

Analogous#DD7337, #A1DD37

Triadic#37DDC6, #C637DD

Split complementary#37A1DD, #7337DD

Tetradic#37DD73, #374EDD, #DD37A1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF8E5

Lighter +30%#F3EBBA

Lighter +20%#ECDF8E

Lighter +10%#E4D263

Darker −10%#C0AA21

Darker −20%#958419

Darker −30%#695D12

Darker −40%#3E360A

More saturated +25%#FADB1A

Less saturated −25%#C0B154

Channel breakdown

R221

G198

B55

Red221 (86.7%)

Green198 (77.6%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue51.69°

Saturation (HSL)70.94%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G C6 · B 37

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Colour values

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