Recognised as Colour
#DDD651
- #DDD651
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#DDD651 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 214, 81 and HSL 57°, 67%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#DDD651#DDD651
HEX#DDD651
RGBrgb(221, 214, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8392, 0.3176
RGB percentages86.7%, 83.9%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(57, 67.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57, 63.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 63.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,538,321
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD651;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#2229AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5158DD
Analogous#DD9051, #9EDD51
Triadic#51DDD6, #D651DD
Split complementary#519EDD, #9051DD
Tetradic#51DD90, #5158DD, #DD519E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G214
B81
Red221 (86.7%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue57°
Saturation (HSL)67.31%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D6 · B 51
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