Recognised as Colour
#DDD449
- #DDD449
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#DDD449 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 212, 73 and HSL 56°, 69%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#DDD449#DDD449
HEX#DDD449
RGBrgb(221, 212, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8314, 0.2863
RGB percentages86.7%, 83.1%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(56.4, 68.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.4, 67%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 67%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,537,801
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD449;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.59:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#222BB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4952DD
Analogous#DD8A49, #9CDD49
Triadic#49DDD4, #D449DD
Split complementary#499CDD, #8A49DD
Tetradic#49DD8A, #4952DD, #DD499C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G212
B73
Red221 (86.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue56.35°
Saturation (HSL)68.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D4 · B 49
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