Recognised as Colour
#DDD725
- #DDD725
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DDD725 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 215, 37 and HSL 58°, 73%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DDD725#DDD725
HEX#DDD725
RGBrgb(221, 215, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8431, 0.1451
RGB percentages86.7%, 84.3%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(58, 73%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58, 83.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 83.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,538,533
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD725;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#2228DA
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 text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#252BDD
Analogous#DD7B25, #87DD25
Triadic#25DDD7, #D725DD
Split complementary#2587DD, #7B25DD
Tetradic#25DD7B, #252BDD, #DD2587
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G215
B37
Red221 (86.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue58.04°
Saturation (HSL)73.02%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D7 · B 25
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