Recognised as Colour

#DDDD7C

#DDDD7C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDDD7C is a yellow with RGB values 221, 221, 124 and HSL 60°, 59%, 68%. 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

#DDDD7C#DDDD7C

HEX#DDDD7C

RGBrgb(221, 221, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8667, 0.4863

RGB percentages86.7%, 86.7%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(60, 58.8%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 43.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 43.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,540,156

CSS custom property--colour: #DDDD7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.71:1

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

Contrast with black14.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#222283

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD674no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECDA81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E9D2C6no 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 text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 16 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Navajo white · ΔE 26.6 Moccasin · ΔE 27 Wheat · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.57, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C7CDD

Analogous#DDAD7C, #ADDD7C

Triadic#7CDDDD, #DD7CDD

Split complementary#7CADDD, #AD7CDD

Tetradic#7CDDAD, #7C7CDD, #DD7CAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDF5

Lighter +20%#F2F2CD

Lighter +10%#E8E8A4

Darker −10%#D2D254

Darker −20%#C1C132

Darker −30%#989828

Darker −40%#70701D

More saturated +25%#F2F267

Less saturated −25%#C8C891

Channel breakdown

R221

G221

B124

Red221 (86.7%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)58.79%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR DD · G DD · B 7C

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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