Recognised as Colour

#DDCF85

#DDCF85
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Dark khaki

#DDCF85 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 207, 133 and HSL 50°, 56%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#DDCF85#DDCF85

HEX#DDCF85

RGBrgb(221, 207, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8118, 0.5216

RGB percentages86.7%, 81.2%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(50.5, 56.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 39.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 39.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,536,581

CSS custom property--colour: #DDCF85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.34:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#22307A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCCB7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0D088no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E9C5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 9.9 Khaki · ΔE 10.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.4 Navajo white · ΔE 16.1 Burlywood · ΔE 16.3 Moccasin · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8593DD

Analogous#DDA385, #BFDD85

Triadic#85DDCF, #CF85DD

Split complementary#85BFDD, #A385DD

Tetradic#85DDA3, #8593DD, #DD85BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFD

Lighter +20%#F3EED5

Lighter +10%#E8DFAD

Darker −10%#D2BF5D

Darker −20%#C5AE37

Darker −30%#9D8B2C

Darker −40%#756821

More saturated +25%#F1DC72

Less saturated −25%#CAC299

Channel breakdown

R221

G207

B133

Red221 (86.7%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue50.45°

Saturation (HSL)56.41%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G CF · B 85

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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