Recognised as Colour

#DDDA04

#DDDA04
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DDDA04 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 218, 4 and HSL 59°, 96%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DDDA04#DDDA04

HEX#DDDA04

RGBrgb(221, 218, 4)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8549, 0.0157

RGB percentages86.7%, 85.5%, 1.6%

HSLhsl(59.2, 96.4%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.2, 98.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 1.4%, 98.2%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,539,268

CSS custom property--colour: #DDDA04;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.1:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#2225FB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDD100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D62Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EECBBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 16.4 Yellow · ΔE 16.7 Yellow green · ΔE 27.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.4 Green yellow · ΔE 35.4 Khaki · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 16.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0407DD

Analogous#DD6D04, #73DD04

Triadic#04DDDA, #DA04DD

Split complementary#0473DD, #6D04DD

Tetradic#04DD6E, #0407DD, #DD0474

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFCAF

Lighter +30%#FDFB7D

Lighter +20%#FCF94B

Lighter +10%#FBF819

Darker −10%#ABA903

Darker −20%#797702

Darker −30%#474601

Darker −40%#151400

More saturated +25%#E1DE00

Less saturated −25%#C1BF20

Channel breakdown

R221

G218

Red221 (86.7%)

Green218 (85.5%)

Blue4 (1.6%)

Hue59.17°

Saturation (HSL)96.44%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G DA · B 04

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Colour values

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