Colour

#DDDD70

#DDDD70
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDDD70 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 221, 112 and HSL 60°, 62%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDDD70#DDDD70

HEX#DDDD70

RGBrgb(221, 221, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8667, 0.4392

RGB percentages86.7%, 86.7%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(60, 61.6%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 49.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 49.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,540,144

CSS custom property--colour: #DDDD70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.65:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#22228F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD566no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED975no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#EAD1C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.7 Yellow green · ΔE 28.7 Navajo white · ΔE 31.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7070DD

Analogous#DDA770, #A7DD70

Triadic#70DDDD, #DD70DD

Split complementary#70A7DD, #A770DD

Tetradic#70DDA7, #7070DD, #DD70A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAFAEC

Lighter +20%#F1F1C2

Lighter +10%#E7E799

Darker −10%#D3D347

Darker −20%#BBBB2C

Darker −30%#919123

Darker −40%#686819

More saturated +25%#F3F35A

Less saturated −25%#C7C786

Channel breakdown

R221

G221

B112

Red221 (86.7%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)61.58%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR DD · G DD · B 70

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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