Colour
#DDC83B
- #DDC83B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDC83B is a yellow with RGB values 221, 200, 59 and HSL 52°, 70%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDC83B#DDC83B
HEX#DDC83B
RGBrgb(221, 200, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7843, 0.2314
RGB percentages86.7%, 78.4%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(52.2, 70.4%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 73.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 73.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,715
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC83B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#2237C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B50DD
Analogous#DD773B, #A1DD3B
Triadic#3BDDC8, #C83BDD
Split complementary#3BA1DD, #773BDD
Tetradic#3BDD77, #3B50DD, #DD3BA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G200
B59
Red221 (86.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue52.22°
Saturation (HSL)70.43%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C8 · B 3B
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