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Colour

#DDC65D

  • #DDC65D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDC65D is a yellow with RGB values 221, 198, 93 and HSL 49°, 65%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDC65D#DDC65D
HEX#DDC65D
RGBrgb(221, 198, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7765, 0.3647
RGB percentages86.7%, 77.6%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(49.2, 65.3%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 57.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 57.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,237
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC65D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#2239A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7C252no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDCA62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#EDB9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.8Dark khaki · ΔE 17.1Goldenrod · ΔE 21.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.5Burlywood · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D74DD
Analogous#DD865D, #B4DD5D
Triadic#5DDDC6, #C65DDD
Split complementary#5DB4DD, #865DDD
Tetradic#5DDD86, #5D74DD, #DD5DB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F2DB
Lighter +20%#EFE4B1
Lighter +10%#E6D587
Darker −10%#D4B733
Darker −20%#AF9625
Darker −30%#85721C
Darker −40%#5B4E13
More saturated +25%#F6D645
Less saturated −25%#C4B676

Channel breakdown

R221
G198
B93
Red221 (86.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue49.22°
Saturation (HSL)65.31%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C6 · B 5D

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