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Recognised as Colour

#DDDD61

  • #DDDD61
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDDD61 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 221, 97 and HSL 60°, 65%, 62%. 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

#DDDD61#DDDD61
HEX#DDDD61
RGBrgb(221, 221, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8667, 0.3804
RGB percentages86.7%, 86.7%, 38%
HSLhsl(60, 64.6%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 56.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 56.1%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,540,129
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDD61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67948WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.59:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#22229E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD554no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFD968no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EBD0C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 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 text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 16.7Dark khaki · ΔE 24.9Yellow green · ΔE 25Goldenrod · ΔE 30.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.3Gold · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 16.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6161DD
Analogous#DD9F61, #9FDD61
Triadic#61DDDD, #DD61DD
Split complementary#619FDD, #9F61DD
Tetradic#61DD9F, #6161DD, #DD619F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8DF
Lighter +20%#EFEFB5
Lighter +10%#E6E68B
Darker −10%#D4D437
Darker −20%#B2B226
Darker −30%#88881D
Darker −40%#5E5E14
More saturated +25%#F5F549
Less saturated −25%#C5C579

Channel breakdown

R221
G221
B97
Red221 (86.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)64.58%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DD · G DD · B 61

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