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Recognised as Colour

#DDCF96

  • #DDCF96
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DDCF96 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 207, 150 and HSL 48°, 51%, 73%. 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

#DDCF96#DDCF96
HEX#DDCF96
RGBrgb(221, 207, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8118, 0.5882
RGB percentages86.7%, 81.2%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(48.2, 51.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 32.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 32.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,536,598
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCF96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.622WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#223069

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DACC92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DED198no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E8C7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9Wheat · ΔE 10.2Navajo white · ΔE 10.9Moccasin · ΔE 11.2Burlywood · ΔE 12.2Tan · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96A4DD
Analogous#DDAB96, #C8DD96
Triadic#96DDCF, #CF96DD
Split complementary#96C8DD, #AB96DD
Tetradic#96DDAB, #96A4DD, #DD96C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F2E3
Lighter +10%#E9E1BD
Darker −10%#D1BD6F
Darker −20%#C4AC49
Darker −30%#A58F35
Darker −40%#7E6D29
More saturated +25%#EEDA85
Less saturated −25%#CCC4A7

Channel breakdown

R221
G207
B150
Red221 (86.7%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue48.17°
Saturation (HSL)51.08%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CF · B 96

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