Recognised as Colour
#DDE46F
- #DDE46F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#DDE46F is a yellow with RGB values 221, 228, 111 and HSL 64°, 68%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#DDE46F#DDE46F
HEX#DDE46F
RGBrgb(221, 228, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8941, 0.4353
RGB percentages86.7%, 89.4%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(63.6, 68.4%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.6, 51.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK3.1%, 0%, 51.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,541,935
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE46F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.4:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#221B90
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#766FE4
Analogous#E4B16F, #A3E46F
Triadic#6FDDE4, #E46FDD
Split complementary#6FA2E4, #B16FE4
Tetradic#6FE4B1, #766FE4, #E46FA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R221
G228
B111
Red221 (86.7%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue63.59°
Saturation (HSL)68.42%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G E4 · B 6F
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