Colour

#DDCA6F

#DDCA6F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDCA6F is a yellow with RGB values 221, 202, 111 and HSL 50°, 62%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDCA6F#DDCA6F

HEX#DDCA6F

RGBrgb(221, 202, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7922, 0.4353

RGB percentages86.7%, 79.2%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(49.6, 61.8%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 49.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 49.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,535,279

CSS custom property--colour: #DDCA6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1

Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#223590

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC667no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFCD73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EBBEB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 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 text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 11.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.4 Burlywood · ΔE 21.7 Navajo white · ΔE 23.3 Moccasin · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F82DD

Analogous#DD936F, #B9DD6F

Triadic#6FDDCA, #CA6FDD

Split complementary#6FB9DD, #936FDD

Tetradic#6FDD93, #6F82DD, #DD6FB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF8EB

Lighter +20%#F0E8C2

Lighter +10%#E7D998

Darker −10%#D3BB46

Darker −20%#BAA22C

Darker −30%#917E22

Darker −40%#685A18

More saturated +25%#F3D959

Less saturated −25%#C7BB85

Channel breakdown

R221

G202

B111

Red221 (86.7%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue49.64°

Saturation (HSL)61.8%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G CA · B 6F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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