Colour
#DDC720
- #DDC720
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DDC720 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 199, 32 and HSL 53°, 75%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DDC720#DDC720
HEX#DDC720
RGBrgb(221, 199, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7804, 0.1255
RGB percentages86.7%, 78%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(53, 74.7%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 85.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 10%, 85.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,432
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC720;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56323WCAG 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 12.26:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#2238DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2036DD
Analogous#DD6820, #95DD20
Triadic#20DDC7, #C720DD
Split complementary#2094DD, #6920DD
Tetradic#20DD69, #2036DD, #DD2094
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G199
B32
Red221 (86.7%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue53.02°
Saturation (HSL)74.7%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C7 · B 20
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