Recognised as Colour

#DDCB47

#DDCB47
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#DDCB47 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 203, 71 and HSL 53°, 69%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDCB47#DDCB47

HEX#DDCB47

RGBrgb(221, 203, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7961, 0.2784

RGB percentages86.7%, 79.6%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(52.8, 68.8%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 67.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 8.1%, 67.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,535,495

CSS custom property--colour: #DDCB47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.71:1

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

Contrast with black12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#2234B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDC534no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E3CC4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EDBDB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 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 text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 20.2 Khaki · ΔE 22.2 Gold · ΔE 23.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 27 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.6 Yellow green · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 20.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4759DD

Analogous#DD8047, #A4DD47

Triadic#47DDCB, #CB47DD

Split complementary#47A4DD, #8047DD

Tetradic#47DD80, #4759DD, #DD47A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCF3

Lighter +30%#F5EFC8

Lighter +20%#EDE39D

Lighter +10%#E5D772

Darker −10%#CBB826

Darker −20%#A0911E

Darker −30%#756A16

Darker −40%#4A430E

More saturated +25%#F8E02C

Less saturated −25%#C2B662

Channel breakdown

R221

G203

B71

Red221 (86.7%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue52.8°

Saturation (HSL)68.81%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G CB · B 47

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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