Recognised as Colour

#DDCE1D

#DDCE1D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DDCE1D is a yellow with RGB values 221, 206, 29 and HSL 55°, 77%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DDCE1D#DDCE1D

HEX#DDCE1D

RGBrgb(221, 206, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8078, 0.1137

RGB percentages86.7%, 80.8%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(55.3, 76.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.3, 86.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 6.8%, 86.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,536,221

CSS custom property--colour: #DDCE1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1

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

Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#2231E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2C700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6CE30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EEBFB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 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 text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.1 Yellow · ΔE 24.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.7 Yellow green · ΔE 29.4 Khaki · ΔE 34.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D2CDD

Analogous#DD6E1D, #8CDD1D

Triadic#1DDDCE, #CE1DDD

Split complementary#1D8CDD, #6E1DDD

Tetradic#1DDD6E, #1D2CDD, #DD1D8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F5CD

Lighter +30%#F3ECA0

Lighter +20%#EDE373

Lighter +10%#E7DA46

Darker −10%#B0A417

Darker −20%#837A11

Darker −30%#56500B

Darker −40%#292605

More saturated +25%#FAE600

Less saturated −25%#BEB43C

Channel breakdown

R221

G206

B29

Red221 (86.7%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue55.31°

Saturation (HSL)76.8%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G CE · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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