Recognised as Colour

#DDDC7B

#DDDC7B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDDC7B is a yellow with RGB values 221, 220, 123 and HSL 59°, 59%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDDC7B#DDDC7B

HEX#DDDC7B

RGBrgb(221, 220, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8627, 0.4824

RGB percentages86.7%, 86.3%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(59.4, 59%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.4, 44.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 44.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,539,899

CSS custom property--colour: #DDDC7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.6:1

Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#222384

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD573no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD980no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E9D1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.3 Navajo white · ΔE 26.5 Moccasin · ΔE 26.9 Wheat · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B7CDD

Analogous#DDAB7B, #ADDD7B

Triadic#7BDDDC, #DC7BDD

Split complementary#7BADDD, #AB7BDD

Tetradic#7BDDAB, #7B7CDD, #DD7BAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFCF5

Lighter +20%#F2F2CC

Lighter +10%#E7E7A4

Darker −10%#D3D152

Darker −20%#C0BF32

Darker −30%#989727

Darker −40%#6F6E1D

More saturated +25%#F2F066

Less saturated −25%#C8C890

Channel breakdown

R221

G220

B123

Red221 (86.7%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue59.39°

Saturation (HSL)59.04%

Lightness67.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G DC · B 7B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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