Recognised as Colour

#DDDC7C

#DDDC7C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDDC7C is a yellow with RGB values 221, 220, 124 and HSL 59°, 59%, 68%. 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

#DDDC7C#DDDC7C

HEX#DDDC7C

RGBrgb(221, 220, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8627, 0.4863

RGB percentages86.7%, 86.3%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(59.4, 58.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.4, 43.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 0.5%, 43.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,539,900

CSS custom property--colour: #DDDC7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.6 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#222383

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD574no 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 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#E9D1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.8 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 6.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.9 Navajo white · ΔE 26.1 Moccasin · ΔE 26.5 Wheat · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C7DDD

Analogous#DDAC7C, #AEDD7C

Triadic#7CDDDC, #DC7CDD

Split complementary#7CADDD, #AC7CDD

Tetradic#7CDDAC, #7C7DDD, #DD7CAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCF5

Lighter +20%#F2F2CD

Lighter +10%#E8E7A4

Darker −10%#D2D154

Darker −20%#C1BF32

Darker −30%#989728

Darker −40%#706F1D

More saturated +25%#F2F067

Less saturated −25%#C8C891

Channel breakdown

R221

G220

B124

Red221 (86.7%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue59.38°

Saturation (HSL)58.79%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DD · G DC · B 7C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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