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Recognised as Colour

#DDCF8E

  • #DDCF8E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DDCF8E is a yellow with RGB values 221, 207, 142 and HSL 49°, 54%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDCF8E#DDCF8E
HEX#DDCF8E
RGBrgb(221, 207, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8118, 0.5569
RGB percentages86.7%, 81.2%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(49.4, 53.7%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 35.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 35.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,536,590
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCF8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.39:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#223071

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBCB89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFD190no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E9C6BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 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 text13.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.3Dark khaki · ΔE 11.6Navajo white · ΔE 13Wheat · ΔE 13.4Burlywood · ΔE 13.6Moccasin · ΔE 13.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E9CDD
Analogous#DDA78E, #C3DD8E
Triadic#8EDDCF, #CF8EDD
Split complementary#8EC3DD, #A78EDD
Tetradic#8EDDA8, #8E9CDD, #DD8EC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F0DC
Lighter +10%#E9E0B5
Darker −10%#D1BE67
Darker −20%#C5AE40
Darker −30%#A18D31
Darker −40%#7A6B25
More saturated +25%#EFDB7C
Less saturated −25%#CBC3A0

Channel breakdown

R221
G207
B142
Red221 (86.7%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue49.37°
Saturation (HSL)53.74%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CF · B 8E

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