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Recognised as Colour

#DDC95C

  • #DDC95C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDC95C is a yellow with RGB values 221, 201, 92 and HSL 51°, 65%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDC95C#DDC95C
HEX#DDC95C
RGBrgb(221, 201, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7882, 0.3608
RGB percentages86.7%, 78.8%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(50.7, 65.5%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 58.4%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 58.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,004
CSS custom property--colour: #DDC95C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#2236A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC451no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CB61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EDBCB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.8Dark khaki · ΔE 18.3Goldenrod · ΔE 21.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.7Burlywood · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C70DD
Analogous#DD895C, #B1DD5C
Triadic#5CDDC9, #C95CDD
Split complementary#5CB0DD, #895CDD
Tetradic#5CDD89, #5C70DD, #DD5CB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F3DB
Lighter +20%#EFE5B0
Lighter +10%#E6D786
Darker −10%#D4BB32
Darker −20%#AF9924
Darker −30%#84741C
Darker −40%#5A4F13
More saturated +25%#F6DA43
Less saturated −25%#C4B875

Channel breakdown

R221
G201
B92
Red221 (86.7%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue50.7°
Saturation (HSL)65.48%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G C9 · B 5C

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