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Recognised as Colour

#DDE36A

  • #DDE36A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDE36A is a yellow with RGB values 221, 227, 106 and HSL 63°, 68%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDE36A#DDE36A
HEX#DDE36A
RGBrgb(221, 227, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8902, 0.4157
RGB percentages86.7%, 89%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(63, 68.4%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63, 53.3%, 89%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 53.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,541,674
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE36A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.27:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#221C95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2DA5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3DD71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EAD7C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 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 text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.7Yellow green · ΔE 24.5Dark khaki · ΔE 24.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28.8Goldenrod · ΔE 33.5Gold · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#706AE3
Analogous#E3AC6A, #A1E36A
Triadic#6ADDE3, #E36ADD
Split complementary#6AA1E3, #AC6AE3
Tetradic#6AE3AD, #706AE3, #E36AA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBEB
Lighter +20%#F1F3C0
Lighter +10%#E7EB95
Darker −10%#D3DB3F
Darker −20%#BBC225
Darker −30%#91981C
Darker −40%#686D14
More saturated +25%#F1F954
Less saturated −25%#C9CD80

Channel breakdown

R221
G227
B106
Red221 (86.7%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue62.98°
Saturation (HSL)68.36%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G E3 · B 6A

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