Colour

#DDCE85

#DDCE85
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#DDCE85 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 206, 133 and HSL 50°, 56%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#DDCE85

RGBrgb(221, 206, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8078, 0.5216

RGB percentages86.7%, 80.8%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(49.8, 56.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 39.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 6.8%, 39.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,536,325

CSS custom property--colour: #DDCE85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#22317A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBCA80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0D088no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#E9C4BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.9 Khaki · ΔE 11.1 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.5 Burlywood · ΔE 15.6 Navajo white · ΔE 15.7 Moccasin · ΔE 16.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8594DD

Analogous#DDA285, #C0DD85

Triadic#85DDCE, #CE85DD

Split complementary#85C0DD, #A285DD

Tetradic#85DDA2, #8594DD, #DD85C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFD

Lighter +20%#F3EED5

Lighter +10%#E8DEAD

Darker −10%#D2BE5D

Darker −20%#C5AD37

Darker −30%#9D8A2C

Darker −40%#756721

More saturated +25%#F1DB72

Less saturated −25%#CAC199

Channel breakdown

R221

G206

B133

Red221 (86.7%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue49.77°

Saturation (HSL)56.41%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G CE · B 85

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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