Recognised as Colour

#DDE36F

#DDE36F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDE36F is a yellow with RGB values 221, 227, 111 and HSL 63°, 67%, 66%. 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

#DDE36F#DDE36F

HEX#DDE36F

RGBrgb(221, 227, 111)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8902, 0.4353

RGB percentages86.7%, 89%, 43.5%

HSLhsl(63.1, 67.4%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.1, 51.1%, 89%)

CMYK2.6%, 0%, 51.1%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,541,679

CSS custom property--colour: #DDE36F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.29:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#221C90

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F2DA64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2DD75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#EAD7C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 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 text15.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.2 Yellow green · ΔE 25.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.6 Light green · ΔE 34 Goldenrod · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#756FE3

Analogous#E3AF6F, #A3E36F

Triadic#6FDDE3, #E36FDD

Split complementary#6FA3E3, #AF6FE3

Tetradic#6FE3AF, #756FE3, #E36FA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFCEF

Lighter +20%#F1F4C4

Lighter +10%#E7EB9A

Darker −10%#D3DB44

Darker −20%#BDC626

Darker −30%#949B1E

Darker −40%#6C7016

More saturated +25%#F0F859

Less saturated −25%#CACD84

Channel breakdown

R221

G227

B111

Red221 (86.7%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue111 (43.5%)

Hue63.1°

Saturation (HSL)67.44%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DD · G E3 · B 6F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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