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Colour

#DDD396

  • #DDD396
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DDD396 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 211, 150 and HSL 52°, 51%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDD396#DDD396
HEX#DDD396
RGBrgb(221, 211, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8275, 0.5882
RGB percentages86.7%, 82.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(51.5, 51.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 32.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.5%, 32.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,537,622
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD396;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64163WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.83:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#222C69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DECF92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1D498no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E8CBC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.3Wheat · ΔE 11.7Navajo white · ΔE 12.3Moccasin · ΔE 12.3Dark khaki · ΔE 13.6Burlywood · ΔE 14.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96A0DD
Analogous#DDB096, #C4DD96
Triadic#96DDD3, #D396DD
Split complementary#96C4DD, #AF96DD
Tetradic#96DDB0, #96A0DD, #DD96C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F3E3
Lighter +10%#E9E3BD
Darker −10%#D1C36F
Darker −20%#C4B349
Darker −30%#A59535
Darker −40%#7E7229
More saturated +25%#EEDF85
Less saturated −25%#CCC7A7

Channel breakdown

R221
G211
B150
Red221 (86.7%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue51.55°
Saturation (HSL)51.08%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D3 · B 96

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