Colour

#DDCB65

#DDCB65
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDCB65 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 203, 101 and HSL 51°, 64%, 63%. 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

#DDCB65#DDCB65

HEX#DDCB65

RGBrgb(221, 203, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7961, 0.3961

RGB percentages86.7%, 79.6%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(51, 63.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51, 54.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 8.1%, 54.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,535,525

CSS custom property--colour: #DDCB65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59024WCAG 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 12.8:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#22349A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC65Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1CD6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#ECBFB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.6 Burlywood · ΔE 26.5 Navajo white · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6577DD

Analogous#DD8F65, #B3DD65

Triadic#65DDCB, #CB65DD

Split complementary#65B3DD, #8F65DD

Tetradic#65DD8F, #6577DD, #DD65B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F5E2

Lighter +20%#EFE7B9

Lighter +10%#E6D98F

Darker −10%#D4BD3B

Darker −20%#B49F28

Darker −30%#8A7A1F

Darker −40%#615515

More saturated +25%#F5DB4D

Less saturated −25%#C5BB7C

Channel breakdown

R221

G203

B101

Red221 (86.7%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue51°

Saturation (HSL)63.83%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G CB · B 65

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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