Recognised as Colour

#DDCA52

#DDCA52
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDCA52 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 202, 82 and HSL 52°, 67%, 59%. 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

#DDCA52#DDCA52

HEX#DDCA52

RGBrgb(221, 202, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7922, 0.3216

RGB percentages86.7%, 79.2%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(51.8, 67.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 62.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 62.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,535,250

CSS custom property--colour: #DDCA52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.64:1

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

Contrast with black12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#2235AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC544no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1CC58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#EDBCB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 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 text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.8 Gold · ΔE 27.9 Olive · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5265DD

Analogous#DD8452, #ABDD52

Triadic#52DDCA, #CA52DD

Split complementary#52AADD, #8552DD

Tetradic#52DD84, #5265DD, #DD52AA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFC

Lighter +30%#F6F1D2

Lighter +20%#EEE4A7

Lighter +10%#E5D77D

Darker −10%#D3BB29

Darker −20%#A89621

Darker −30%#7D7019

Darker −40%#534A10

More saturated +25%#F7DD38

Less saturated −25%#C3B76C

Channel breakdown

R221

G202

B82

Red221 (86.7%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue51.8°

Saturation (HSL)67.15%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G CA · B 52

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Colour values

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