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Colour

#DDD5B2

  • #DDD5B2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#DDD5B2 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 213, 178 and HSL 49°, 39%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#DDD5B2#DDD5B2
HEX#DDD5B2
RGBrgb(221, 213, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8353, 0.698
RGB percentages86.7%, 83.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(48.8, 38.7%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 19.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 19.5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,538,162
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD5B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.24:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#222A4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCD3B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFD6B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E4D0CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 8.4Bisque · ΔE 10.1Blanched almond · ΔE 10.3Papaya whip · ΔE 11.5Moccasin · ΔE 11.7Antique white · ΔE 12
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2BADD
Analogous#DDC0B2, #CFDDB2
Triadic#B2DDD5, #D5B2DD
Split complementary#B2CFDD, #C0B2DD
Tetradic#B2DDC0, #B2BADD, #DDB2CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCF9
Lighter +10%#EDE8D5
Darker −10%#CDC28F
Darker −20%#BEAE6B
Darker −30%#AB994B
Darker −40%#87793C
More saturated +25%#EBDEA4
Less saturated −25%#CFCCC0

Channel breakdown

R221
G213
B178
Red221 (86.7%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue48.84°
Saturation (HSL)38.74%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D5 · B B2

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