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Recognised as Colour

#DDD346

  • #DDD346
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DDD346 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 211, 70 and HSL 56°, 69%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DDD346#DDD346
HEX#DDD346
RGBrgb(221, 211, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8275, 0.2745
RGB percentages86.7%, 82.7%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(56, 68.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56, 68.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 68.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,537,542
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD346;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#222CB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E5CC31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D24Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EDC5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 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 text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 22.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#4650DD
Analogous#DD8746, #9CDD46
Triadic#46DDD3, #D346DD
Split complementary#469BDD, #8846DD
Tetradic#46DD88, #4650DD, #DD469B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FDFCF2
Lighter +30%#F5F2C7
Lighter +20%#EDE79C
Lighter +10%#E5DD71
Darker −10%#CBC025
Darker −20%#A0971D
Darker −30%#756E15
Darker −40%#49460E
More saturated +25%#F8EB2B
Less saturated −25%#C2BB61

Channel breakdown

R221
G211
B70
Red221 (86.7%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue56.03°
Saturation (HSL)68.95%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D3 · B 46

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