Colour

#DDCE86

#DDCE86
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#DDCE86 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 206, 134 and HSL 50°, 56%, 70%. 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#DDCE86

RGBrgb(221, 206, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8078, 0.5255

RGB percentages86.7%, 80.8%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(49.7, 56.1%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 39.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 6.8%, 39.4%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,536,326

CSS custom property--colour: #DDCE86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.25:1

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

Contrast with black13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#223179

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBCA81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0D089no 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 33.3 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 text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 10 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.2 Khaki · ΔE 11.4 Burlywood · ΔE 15.3 Navajo white · ΔE 15.4 Moccasin · ΔE 16.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8695DD

Analogous#DDA286, #C0DD86

Triadic#86DDCE, #CE86DD

Split complementary#86C0DD, #A286DD

Tetradic#86DDA3, #8695DD, #DD86C1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEFD

Lighter +20%#F3EED6

Lighter +10%#E8DEAE

Darker −10%#D2BE5E

Darker −20%#C6AD37

Darker −30%#9E8A2C

Darker −40%#766721

More saturated +25%#F0DB73

Less saturated −25%#CAC199

Channel breakdown

R221

G206

B134

Red221 (86.7%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue49.66°

Saturation (HSL)56.13%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G CE · B 86

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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