Recognised as Colour

#DDEC9B

#DDEC9B
Green
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DDEC9B is a green with RGB values 221, 236, 155 and HSL 71°, 68%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DDEC9B#DDEC9B

HEX#DDEC9B

RGBrgb(221, 236, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9255, 0.6078

RGB percentages86.7%, 92.5%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(71.1, 68.1%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(71.1, 34.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK6.4%, 0%, 34.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,544,027

CSS custom property--colour: #DDEC9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.55:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#221364

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7E495no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5E59Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E5E4D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.4 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.8 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 22.5 Moccasin · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AA9BEC

Analogous#ECD29B, #B5EC9B

Triadic#9BDDEC, #EC9BDD

Split complementary#9BB5EC, #D29BEC

Tetradic#9BECD2, #AA9BEC, #EC9BB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFCF1

Lighter +10%#ECF4C6

Darker −10%#CEE470

Darker −20%#C0DC45

Darker −30%#AAC826

Darker −40%#869D1E

More saturated +25%#E6FB8C

Less saturated −25%#D4DDAA

Channel breakdown

R221

G236

B155

Red221 (86.7%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue71.11°

Saturation (HSL)68.07%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DD · G EC · B 9B

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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