Colour

#DDC96D

#DDC96D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDC96D is a yellow with RGB values 221, 201, 109 and HSL 49°, 62%, 65%. 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

#DDC96D#DDC96D

HEX#DDC96D

RGBrgb(221, 201, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7882, 0.4275

RGB percentages86.7%, 78.8%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(49.3, 62.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 50.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 9%, 50.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,535,021

CSS custom property--colour: #DDC96D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#223692

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9C565no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DECC71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#ECBDB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.1 Burlywood · ΔE 22 Navajo white · ΔE 23.8 Moccasin · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6D81DD

Analogous#DD916D, #B9DD6D

Triadic#6DDDC9, #C96DDD

Split complementary#6DB9DD, #916DDD

Tetradic#6DDD91, #6D81DD, #DD6DB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF7E9

Lighter +20%#F0E8C0

Lighter +10%#E7D896

Darker −10%#D3BA44

Darker −20%#B9A02B

Darker −30%#907C21

Darker −40%#665818

More saturated +25%#F3D756

Less saturated −25%#C6BB83

Channel breakdown

R221

G201

B109

Red221 (86.7%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue49.29°

Saturation (HSL)62.22%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G C9 · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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