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Recognised as Colour

#DDDEB8

  • #DDDEB8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#DDDEB8 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 222, 184 and HSL 62°, 37%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#DDDEB8#DDDEB8
HEX#DDDEB8
RGBrgb(221, 222, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8706, 0.7216
RGB percentages86.7%, 87.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(61.6, 36.5%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.6, 17.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 17.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,540,472
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDEB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.22:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#222147

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5DAB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5DCB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E3D9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 9.9Wheat · ΔE 10Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.8Beige · ΔE 10.9Blanched almond · ΔE 11Papaya whip · ΔE 11.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9B8DE
Analogous#DECCB8, #CADEB8
Triadic#B8DDDE, #DEB8DD
Split complementary#B8CADE, #CCB8DE
Tetradic#B8DECC, #B9B8DE, #DEB8CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFE
Lighter +10%#EEEEDB
Darker −10%#CCCE95
Darker −20%#BCBE72
Darker −30%#AAAD50
Darker −40%#888A40
More saturated +25%#E9EBAB
Less saturated −25%#D1D1C5

Channel breakdown

R221
G222
B184
Red221 (86.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue61.58°
Saturation (HSL)36.54%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G DE · B B8

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