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Recognised as Colour

#DDDED6

  • #DDDED6
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DDDED6 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 222, 214 and HSL 67°, 11%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DDDED6#DDDED6
HEX#DDDED6
RGBrgb(221, 222, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8706, 0.8392
RGB percentages86.7%, 87.1%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(67.5, 10.8%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.5, 3.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 3.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,540,502
CSS custom property--colour: #DDDED6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.49:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#222129

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDDD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFDDD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#DEDDDCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 4.2Light grey · ΔE 5.5Linen · ΔE 8.2White smoke · ΔE 9.3Sea shell · ΔE 9.8Old lace · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 4.21, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7D6DE
Analogous#DEDBD6, #D9DED6
Triadic#D6DDDE, #DED6DD
Split complementary#D6D9DE, #DBD6DE
Tetradic#D6DEDB, #D7D6DE, #DED6D9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F4F5F2
Darker −10%#C6C7BA
Darker −20%#AEB19D
Darker −30%#979A81
Darker −40%#7D8167
More saturated +25%#E4E7CD
Less saturated −25%#DADADA

Channel breakdown

R221
G222
B214
Red221 (86.7%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue67.5°
Saturation (HSL)10.81%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G DE · B D6

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