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Recognised as Colour

#DDE522

  • #DDE522
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#DDE522 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 229, 34 and HSL 62°, 79%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#DDE522#DDE522
HEX#DDE522
RGBrgb(221, 229, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.898, 0.1333
RGB percentages86.7%, 89.8%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(62.5, 78.9%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.5, 85.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.5%, 0%, 85.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,542,114
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE522;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.31:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#221ADD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F7DA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8DE39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#EDD6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 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 text15.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 15.4Gold · ΔE 21.4Yellow green · ΔE 24.6Green yellow · ΔE 30Goldenrod · ΔE 38Khaki · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A22E5
Analogous#E58B22, #7CE522
Triadic#22DDE5, #E522DD
Split complementary#227CE5, #8B22E5
Tetradic#22E58B, #2A22E5, #E5227C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FAD9
Lighter +30%#F2F5AB
Lighter +20%#EBF07D
Lighter +10%#E4EA50
Darker −10%#B7BE16
Darker −20%#8B9011
Darker −30%#5F620C
Darker −40%#333506
More saturated +25%#F5FF08
Less saturated −25%#C1C641

Channel breakdown

R221
G229
B34
Red221 (86.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue62.46°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G E5 · B 22

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