Colour

#DDE4A2

#DDE4A2
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DDE4A2 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 228, 162 and HSL 66°, 55%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DDE4A2#DDE4A2

HEX#DDE4A2

RGBrgb(221, 228, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.8941, 0.6353

RGB percentages86.7%, 89.4%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(66.4, 55%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.4, 28.9%, 89.4%)

CMYK3.1%, 0%, 28.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,541,986

CSS custom property--colour: #DDE4A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.69:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#221B5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EEDE9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#EEDFA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E5DCD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.9 Khaki · ΔE 14.1 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.8 Wheat · ΔE 16.1 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 16.3 Moccasin · ΔE 16.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.95, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9A2E4

Analogous#E4CAA2, #BCE4A2

Triadic#A2DDE4, #E4A2DD

Split complementary#A2BCE4, #CAA2E4

Tetradic#A2E4CA, #A9A2E4, #E4A2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFBF1

Lighter +10%#EBEFCA

Darker −10%#CFD97A

Darker −20%#C0CD53

Darker −30%#AAB835

Darker −40%#85902A

More saturated +25%#E9F393

Less saturated −25%#D1D5B1

Channel breakdown

R221

G228

B162

Red221 (86.7%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue66.36°

Saturation (HSL)55%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DD · G E4 · B A2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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