Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#DDC851

  • #DDC851
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDC851 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 200, 81 and HSL 51°, 67%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDC851#DDC851
HEX#DDC851
RGBrgb(221, 200, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7843, 0.3176
RGB percentages86.7%, 78.4%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(51, 67.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 63.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 63.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,737
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC851;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#2237AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC343no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CB57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#EDBAAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18.5Goldenrod · ΔE 19.6Dark khaki · ΔE 22.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.8Gold · ΔE 28Olive · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5166DD
Analogous#DD8251, #ACDD51
Triadic#51DDC8, #C851DD
Split complementary#51ACDD, #8251DD
Tetradic#51DD82, #5166DD, #DD51AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFC
Lighter +30%#F6F0D1
Lighter +20%#EEE3A6
Lighter +10%#E5D57C
Darker −10%#D2B929
Darker −20%#A79321
Darker −30%#7D6E18
Darker −40%#524810
More saturated +25%#F7DA37
Less saturated −25%#C3B66B

Channel breakdown

R221
G200
B81
Red221 (86.7%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C8 · B 51

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “ddc851” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.