Colour

#DDCB73

#DDCB73
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDCB73 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 203, 115 and HSL 50°, 61%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDCB73#DDCB73

HEX#DDCB73

RGBrgb(221, 203, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7961, 0.451

RGB percentages86.7%, 79.6%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(49.8, 60.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 48%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 8.1%, 48%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,535,539

CSS custom property--colour: #DDCB73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.86:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#22348C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DAC76Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFCD77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EBC0B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 11 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.9 Burlywood · ΔE 20.6 Navajo white · ΔE 21.9 Moccasin · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7385DD

Analogous#DD9673, #BADD73

Triadic#73DDCB, #CB73DD

Split complementary#73BADD, #9673DD

Tetradic#73DD96, #7385DD, #DD73BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF9EE

Lighter +20%#F1E9C5

Lighter +10%#E7DA9C

Darker −10%#D3BC4A

Darker −20%#BCA42E

Darker −30%#938024

Darker −40%#6A5D1A

More saturated +25%#F3D95D

Less saturated −25%#C7BD89

Channel breakdown

R221

G203

B115

Red221 (86.7%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue49.81°

Saturation (HSL)60.92%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G CB · B 73

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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