Colour

#DDDEAC

#DDDEAC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DDDEAC is a yellow with RGB values 221, 222, 172 and HSL 61°, 43%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDDEAC#DDDEAC

HEX#DDDEAC

RGBrgb(221, 222, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8706, 0.6745

RGB percentages86.7%, 87.1%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(61.2, 43.1%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.2, 22.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK0.5%, 0%, 22.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,540,460

CSS custom property--colour: #DDDEAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.12:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#222153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6DAA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7DCAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#E4D8D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 7.6 Wheat · ΔE 10.1 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 11 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 11.5 Moccasin · ΔE 11.8 Navajo white · ΔE 13.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADACDE

Analogous#DEC6AC, #C4DEAC

Triadic#ACDDDE, #DEACDD

Split complementary#ACC4DE, #C6ACDE

Tetradic#ACDEC6, #ADACDE, #DEACC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFBF5

Lighter +10%#ECEDD0

Darker −10%#CECF88

Darker −20%#BFC163

Darker −30%#AAAC45

Darker −40%#868836

More saturated +25%#EBED9E

Less saturated −25%#CFD0BB

Channel breakdown

R221

G222

B172

Red221 (86.7%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue61.2°

Saturation (HSL)43.1%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DD · G DE · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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