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Recognised as Colour

#DDCA63

  • #DDCA63
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDCA63 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 202, 99 and HSL 51°, 64%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDCA63#DDCA63
HEX#DDCA63
RGBrgb(221, 202, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7922, 0.3882
RGB percentages86.7%, 79.2%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(50.7, 64.2%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 55.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 55.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,267
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCA63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58514WCAG 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 12.7:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#22359C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC559no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CC68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ECBDB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.6Dark khaki · ΔE 15.9Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.3Burlywood · ΔE 26.8Navajo white · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6376DD
Analogous#DD8D63, #B3DD63
Triadic#63DDCA, #CA63DD
Split complementary#63B3DD, #8D63DD
Tetradic#63DD8D, #6376DD, #DD63B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F5E1
Lighter +20%#EFE6B7
Lighter +10%#E6D88D
Darker −10%#D4BC39
Darker −20%#B39D27
Darker −30%#89781E
Darker −40%#5F5415
More saturated +25%#F5DA4B
Less saturated −25%#C5BA7B

Channel breakdown

R221
G202
B99
Red221 (86.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue50.66°
Saturation (HSL)64.21%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CA · B 63

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