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Recognised as Colour

#DDDD8A

  • #DDDD8A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDDD8A is a yellow with RGB values 221, 221, 138 and HSL 60°, 55%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDDD8A#DDDD8A
HEX#DDDD8A
RGBrgb(221, 221, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8667, 0.5412
RGB percentages86.7%, 86.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(60, 55%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 37.6%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 37.6%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,540,170
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDD8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#222275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD784no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBDA8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E8D3C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.8Dark khaki · ΔE 13.6Navajo white · ΔE 21.1Moccasin · ΔE 21.1Wheat · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A8ADD
Analogous#DDB38A, #B3DD8A
Triadic#8ADDDD, #DD8ADD
Split complementary#8AB3DD, #B38ADD
Tetradic#8ADDB3, #8A8ADD, #DD8AB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F4D9
Lighter +10%#E8E8B2
Darker −10%#D2D262
Darker −20%#C6C63B
Darker −30%#A0A02E
Darker −40%#787823
More saturated +25%#F0F077
Less saturated −25%#CACA9D

Channel breakdown

R221
G221
B138
Red221 (86.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)54.97%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DD · G DD · B 8A

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