Recognised as Colour
#DDC83E
- #DDC83E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDC83E is a yellow with RGB values 221, 200, 62 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
#DDC83E#DDC83E
HEX#DDC83E
RGBrgb(221, 200, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7843, 0.2431
RGB percentages86.7%, 78.4%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(52.1, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 71.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,718
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC83E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#2237C1
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 text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E53DD
Analogous#DD793E, #A2DD3E
Triadic#3EDDC8, #C83EDD
Split complementary#3EA2DD, #793EDD
Tetradic#3EDD79, #3E53DD, #DD3EA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G200
B62
Red221 (86.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue52.08°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C8 · B 3E
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