Recognised as Colour
#DDC942
- #DDC942
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DDC942 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 201, 66 and HSL 52°, 70%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDC942#DDC942
HEX#DDC942
RGBrgb(221, 201, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7882, 0.2588
RGB percentages86.7%, 78.8%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(52.3, 69.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 70.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 70.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,534,978
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC942;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.51:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#2236BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4256DD
Analogous#DD7B42, #A4DD42
Triadic#42DDC9, #C942DD
Split complementary#42A4DD, #7C42DD
Tetradic#42DD7B, #4256DD, #DD42A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G201
B66
Red221 (86.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue52.26°
Saturation (HSL)69.51%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C9 · B 42
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