Colour

#DDDD22

#DDDD22
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DDDD22 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 221, 34 and HSL 60°, 73%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DDDD22#DDDD22

HEX#DDDD22

HEX (short)#DD2

RGBrgb(221, 221, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8667, 0.1333

RGB percentages86.7%, 86.7%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(60, 73.3%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 84.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 84.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,540,066

CSS custom property--colour: #DDDD22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#2222DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0D300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2D837no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#EDCEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 18.2 Yellow · ΔE 18.3 Yellow green · ΔE 25.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 33.3 Green yellow · ΔE 34.2 Khaki · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 18.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2222DD

Analogous#DD8022, #80DD22

Triadic#22DDDD, #DD22DD

Split complementary#2280DD, #8022DD

Tetradic#22DD80, #2222DD, #DD2280

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8D3

Lighter +30%#F1F1A7

Lighter +20%#EBEB7A

Lighter +10%#E4E44E

Darker −10%#B1B11B

Darker −20%#858514

Darker −30%#58580E

Darker −40%#2C2C07

More saturated +25%#FDFD02

Less saturated −25%#BDBD42

Channel breakdown

R221

G221

B34

Red221 (86.7%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR DD · G DD · B 22

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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