Colour

#DDD466

#DDD466
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDD466 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 212, 102 and HSL 55°, 64%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#DDD466

RGBrgb(221, 212, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8314, 0.4

RGB percentages86.7%, 83.1%, 40%

HSLhsl(55.5, 63.6%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 53.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 4.1%, 53.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,537,830

CSS custom property--colour: #DDD466;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#222B99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4CD5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7D36Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EBC8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.3 Yellow green · ΔE 30.3 Burlywood · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#666FDD

Analogous#DD9966, #ABDD66

Triadic#66DDD4, #D466DD

Split complementary#66ABDD, #9966DD

Tetradic#66DD98, #666FDD, #DD66AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F7E3

Lighter +20%#F0EBB9

Lighter +10%#E6E090

Darker −10%#D4C83C

Darker −20%#B5AA28

Darker −30%#8B831F

Darker −40%#615C16

More saturated +25%#F4E84F

Less saturated −25%#C6C07D

Channel breakdown

R221

G212

B102

Red221 (86.7%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue55.46°

Saturation (HSL)63.64%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G D4 · B 66

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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