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Recognised as Colour

#DDD273

  • #DDD273
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDD273 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 210, 115 and HSL 54°, 61%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDD273#DDD273
HEX#DDD273
RGBrgb(221, 210, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8235, 0.451
RGB percentages86.7%, 82.4%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(53.8, 60.9%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.8, 48%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 48%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,537,331
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD273;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.54:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#222D8C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1CC6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D277no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EBC7BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.7Dark khaki · ΔE 13.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.9Navajo white · ΔE 24.9Burlywood · ΔE 24.9Moccasin · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#737EDD
Analogous#DD9D73, #B3DD73
Triadic#73DDD2, #D273DD
Split complementary#73B3DD, #9D73DD
Tetradic#73DD9D, #737EDD, #DD73B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAEE
Lighter +20%#F1ECC5
Lighter +10%#E7DF9C
Darker −10%#D3C54A
Darker −20%#BCAD2E
Darker −30%#938824
Darker −40%#6A621A
More saturated +25%#F3E35D
Less saturated −25%#C7C189

Channel breakdown

R221
G210
B115
Red221 (86.7%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue53.77°
Saturation (HSL)60.92%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D2 · B 73

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