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Recognised as Colour

#DDDDCF

  • #DDDDCF
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDDDCF is a yellow with RGB values 221, 221, 207 and HSL 60°, 17%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDDDCF#DDDDCF
HEX#DDDDCF
RGBrgb(221, 221, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8667, 0.8118
RGB percentages86.7%, 86.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(60, 17.1%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 6.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 6.3%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,540,239
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDDCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.32:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#222230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DCCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0DCCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#DFDBD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.3Light grey · ΔE 8Linen · ΔE 8.6Antique white · ΔE 8.7Old lace · ΔE 9.5Beige · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCFDD
Analogous#DDD6CF, #D6DDCF
Triadic#CFDDDD, #DDCFDD
Split complementary#CFD6DD, #D6CFDD
Tetradic#CFDDD6, #CFCFDD, #DDCFD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F2ED
Darker −10%#C8C8B1
Darker −20%#B3B393
Darker −30%#9E9E75
Darker −40%#83835D
More saturated +25%#E7E7C5
Less saturated −25%#D6D6D6

Channel breakdown

R221
G221
B207
Red221 (86.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)17.07%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DD · G DD · B CF

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