Recognised as Colour
#DDD349
- #DDD349
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#DDD349 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 211, 73 and HSL 56°, 69%, 58%. 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
#DDD349#DDD349
HEX#DDD349
RGBrgb(221, 211, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8275, 0.2863
RGB percentages86.7%, 82.7%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(55.9, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.9, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,537,545
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD349;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.49:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#222CB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4953DD
Analogous#DD8949, #9DDD49
Triadic#49DDD3, #D349DD
Split complementary#499DDD, #8949DD
Tetradic#49DD89, #4953DD, #DD499D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G211
B73
Red221 (86.7%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue55.95°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D3 · B 49
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