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Recognised as Colour

#DDDDD2

  • #DDDDD2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDDDD2 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 221, 210 and HSL 60°, 14%, 85%. 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

#DDDDD2#DDDDD2
HEX#DDDDD2
RGBrgb(221, 221, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8667, 0.8235
RGB percentages86.7%, 86.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(60, 13.9%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 5%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 5%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,540,242
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDDD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.35:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#22222D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDCD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDCD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DFDBDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 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 text15.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.7Light grey · ΔE 6.6Linen · ΔE 8.3Antique white · ΔE 9.3Old lace · ΔE 9.6Sea shell · ΔE 10.2
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2D2DD
Analogous#DDD8D2, #D8DDD2
Triadic#D2DDDD, #DDD2DD
Split complementary#D2D8DD, #D8D2DD
Tetradic#D2DDD8, #D2D2DD, #DDD2D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F3F3EF
Darker −10%#C7C7B5
Darker −20%#B1B198
Darker −30%#9B9B7B
Darker −40%#818162
More saturated +25%#E7E7C8
Less saturated −25%#D8D8D8

Channel breakdown

R221
G221
B210
Red221 (86.7%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)13.92%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DD · G DD · B D2

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