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Recognised as Colour

#DDD759

  • #DDD759
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDD759 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 215, 89 and HSL 57°, 66%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDD759#DDD759
HEX#DDD759
RGBrgb(221, 215, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8431, 0.349
RGB percentages86.7%, 84.3%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(57.3, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.3, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.7%, 59.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,538,585
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD759;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.94:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#2228A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8CF4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBD560no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ECCABCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 17.9Dark khaki · ΔE 25Yellow green · ΔE 26.3Goldenrod · ΔE 26.9Gold · ΔE 28.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#595FDD
Analogous#DD9559, #A1DD59
Triadic#59DDD7, #D759DD
Split complementary#59A1DD, #9559DD
Tetradic#59DD95, #595FDD, #DD59A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F6D8
Lighter +20%#EEEBAE
Lighter +10%#E6E183
Darker −10%#D4CD2F
Darker −20%#ADA623
Darker −30%#827E1B
Darker −40%#585512
More saturated +25%#F6EE40
Less saturated −25%#C4C072

Channel breakdown

R221
G215
B89
Red221 (86.7%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue57.27°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D7 · B 59

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