Colour

#DDE56E

#DDE56E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDE56E is a yellow with RGB values 221, 229, 110 and HSL 64°, 70%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDE56E#DDE56E

HEX#DDE56E

RGBrgb(221, 229, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.898, 0.4314

RGB percentages86.7%, 89.8%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(64, 69.6%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(64, 52%, 89.8%)

CMYK3.5%, 0%, 52%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,542,190

CSS custom property--colour: #DDE56E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.51:1

Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#221A91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4DC63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F4DF74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#EAD9CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15.1 Yellow green · ΔE 24.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 28 Light green · ΔE 33.7 Pale green · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#766EE5

Analogous#E5B26E, #A2E56E

Triadic#6EDDE5, #E56EDD

Split complementary#6EA2E5, #B26EE5

Tetradic#6EE5B2, #766EE5, #E56EA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBFCF0

Lighter +20%#F1F5C4

Lighter +10%#E7ED99

Darker −10%#D3DD43

Darker −20%#BEC924

Darker −30%#959E1C

Darker −40%#6C7215

More saturated +25%#F0FA59

Less saturated −25%#CAD083

Channel breakdown

R221

G229

B110

Red221 (86.7%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue64.03°

Saturation (HSL)69.59%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DD · G E5 · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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