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Recognised as Colour

#DDEC79

  • #DDEC79
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDEC79 is a yellow with RGB values 221, 236, 121 and HSL 68°, 75%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDEC79#DDEC79
HEX#DDEC79
RGBrgb(221, 236, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9255, 0.4745
RGB percentages86.7%, 92.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(67.8, 75.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.8, 48.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK6.4%, 0%, 48.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,543,993
CSS custom property--colour: #DDEC79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76744WCAG 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 16.35:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#221386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE26Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E47Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E8E1D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 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 text16.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.9Yellow green · ΔE 25.2Dark khaki · ΔE 25.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.6Light green · ΔE 30.4Pale green · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8879EC
Analogous#ECC279, #A3EC79
Triadic#79DDEC, #EC79DD
Split complementary#79A3EC, #C279EC
Tetradic#79ECC2, #8879EC, #EC79A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F9D2
Lighter +10%#E8F2A6
Darker −10%#D2E64C
Darker −20%#C6DF20
Darker −30%#9FB319
Darker −40%#778613
More saturated +25%#EBFF66
Less saturated −25%#CFD98C

Channel breakdown

R221
G236
B121
Red221 (86.7%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue67.83°
Saturation (HSL)75.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G EC · B 79

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