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Recognised as Colour

#DDCD7A

  • #DDCD7A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDCD7A is a yellow with RGB values 221, 205, 122 and HSL 50°, 59%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDCD7A#DDCD7A
HEX#DDCD7A
RGBrgb(221, 205, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8039, 0.4784
RGB percentages86.7%, 80.4%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(50.3, 59.3%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 44.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 44.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,536,058
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCD7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#223285

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC973no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CF7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#EAC2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9.1Dark khaki · ΔE 10Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.3Burlywood · ΔE 19Navajo white · ΔE 19.8Moccasin · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A8ADD
Analogous#DD9C7A, #BCDD7A
Triadic#7ADDCD, #CD7ADD
Split complementary#7ABCDD, #9B7ADD
Tetradic#7ADD9C, #7A8ADD, #DD7ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBF4
Lighter +20%#F2ECCB
Lighter +10%#E7DCA3
Darker −10%#D3BE51
Darker −20%#C0A931
Darker −30%#978527
Darker −40%#6F611C
More saturated +25%#F2DB65
Less saturated −25%#C8BF8F

Channel breakdown

R221
G205
B122
Red221 (86.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue50.3°
Saturation (HSL)59.28%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CD · B 7A

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