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Recognised as Colour

#DDEA8C

  • #DDEA8C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDEA8C is a yellow with RGB values 221, 234, 140 and HSL 68°, 69%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDEA8C#DDEA8C
HEX#DDEA8C
RGBrgb(221, 234, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9176, 0.549
RGB percentages86.7%, 91.8%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(68.3, 69.1%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.3, 40.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK5.6%, 0%, 40.2%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,543,500
CSS custom property--colour: #DDEA8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.22:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#221573

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E185no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5E390no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E7E0D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.2Dark khaki · ΔE 19.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 26.6Moccasin · ΔE 27.4Navajo white · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#998CEA
Analogous#EAC88C, #AEEA8C
Triadic#8CDDEA, #EA8CDD
Split complementary#8CAEEA, #C88CEA
Tetradic#8CEAC8, #998CEA, #EA8CAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FAE2
Lighter +10%#EAF2B7
Darker −10%#D0E261
Darker −20%#C3DA36
Darker −30%#A6BB22
Darker −40%#7F901A
More saturated +25%#E9FB7B
Less saturated −25%#D1D99D

Channel breakdown

R221
G234
B140
Red221 (86.7%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue68.3°
Saturation (HSL)69.12%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G EA · B 8C

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