Recognised as Colour
#DDD998
- #DDD998
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Pale goldenrod
#DDD998 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 217, 152 and HSL 57°, 50%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.
Colour values
#DDD998#DDD998
HEX#DDD998
RGBrgb(221, 217, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.851, 0.5961
RGB percentages86.7%, 85.1%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(56.5, 50.4%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.5, 31.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.8%, 31.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,539,160
CSS custom property--colour: #DDD998;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67265WCAG 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 14.45:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#222667
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#989CDD
Analogous#DDB798, #BFDD98
Triadic#98DDD9, #D998DD
Split complementary#98BFDD, #B798DD
Tetradic#98DDB6, #989CDD, #DD98BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G217
B152
Red221 (86.7%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue56.52°
Saturation (HSL)50.36%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G D9 · B 98
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