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Recognised as Colour

#DDE9B9

  • #DDE9B9
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#DDE9B9 is a green with RGB values 221, 233, 185 and HSL 75°, 52%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#DDE9B9#DDE9B9
HEX#DDE9B9
RGBrgb(221, 233, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9137, 0.7255
RGB percentages86.7%, 91.4%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(75, 52.2%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75, 20.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK5.2%, 0%, 20.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,543,289
CSS custom property--colour: #DDE9B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.43:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#221646

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0E3B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEE4BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#E2E4DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 9.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 9.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.1Light yellow · ΔE 13.4Wheat · ΔE 13.7Beige · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B9E9
Analogous#E9DDB9, #C5E9B9
Triadic#B9DDE9, #E9B9DD
Split complementary#B9C5E9, #DDB9E9
Tetradic#B9E9DD, #C5B9E9, #E9B9C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0F5E0
Darker −10%#CADD92
Darker −20%#B7D16B
Darker −30%#A4C445
Darker −40%#87A333
More saturated +25%#E3F5AE
Less saturated −25%#D7DEC5

Channel breakdown

R221
G233
B185
Red221 (86.7%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue75°
Saturation (HSL)52.17%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G E9 · B B9

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