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Colour

#DDDACE

  • #DDDACE
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDDACE is a yellow with RGB values 221, 218, 206 and HSL 48°, 18%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDDACE#DDDACE
HEX#DDDACE
RGBrgb(221, 218, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8549, 0.8078
RGB percentages86.7%, 85.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(48, 18.1%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 6.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.4%, 6.8%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,539,470
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.99:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#222531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DDD9CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDACEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#E0D8D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 6.4Light grey · ΔE 6.8Linen · ΔE 8.8Antique white · ΔE 9Old lace · ΔE 10.1Sea shell · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 6.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CED1DD
Analogous#DDD3CE, #D9DDCE
Triadic#CEDDDA, #DACEDD
Split complementary#CED9DD, #D3CEDD
Tetradic#CEDDD3, #CED1DD, #DDCED9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F1EC
Darker −10%#C8C3B0
Darker −20%#B3AD92
Darker −30%#9E9674
Darker −40%#847C5B
More saturated +25%#E7E0C4
Less saturated −25%#D6D6D6

Channel breakdown

R221
G218
B206
Red221 (86.7%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)18.07%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G DA · B CE

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