Recognised as Colour
#DDD249
- #DDD249
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#DDD249 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 210, 73 and HSL 56°, 69%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#DDD249#DDD249
HEX#DDD249
RGBrgb(221, 210, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8235, 0.2863
RGB percentages86.7%, 82.4%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(55.5, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,537,289
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD249;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.7 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#CACACA
Inverted#222DB6
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4954DD
Analogous#DD8849, #9EDD49
Triadic#49DDD2, #D249DD
Split complementary#499EDD, #8849DD
Tetradic#49DD88, #4954DD, #DD499E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G210
B73
Red221 (86.7%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue55.54°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D2 · B 49
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