Recognised as Colour

#DDEC9E

#DDEC9E
Green
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DDEC9E is a green with RGB values 221, 236, 158 and HSL 72°, 67%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#DDEC9E

RGBrgb(221, 236, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9255, 0.6196

RGB percentages86.7%, 92.5%, 62%

HSLhsl(71.5, 67.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(71.5, 33.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK6.4%, 0%, 33.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,544,030

CSS custom property--colour: #DDEC9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.57:1

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

Contrast with black16.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#221361

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6E499no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5E5A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#E5E4D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 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 text16.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.2 Khaki · ΔE 12 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 19.6 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 21.2 Moccasin · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AD9EEC

Analogous#ECD49E, #B6EC9E

Triadic#9EDDEC, #EC9EDD

Split complementary#9EB6EC, #D49EEC

Tetradic#9EECD4, #AD9EEC, #EC9EB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFDF3

Lighter +10%#ECF4C9

Darker −10%#CEE473

Darker −20%#BFDB49

Darker −30%#AACA27

Darker −40%#869F1F

More saturated +25%#E6FB90

Less saturated −25%#D4DEAD

Channel breakdown

R221

G236

B158

Red221 (86.7%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue71.54°

Saturation (HSL)67.24%

Lightness77.25%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DD · G EC · B 9E

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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