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Recognised as Colour

#DDEDCA

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

#DDEDCA is a green with RGB values 221, 237, 202 and HSL 87°, 49%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#DDEDCA#DDEDCA
HEX#DDEDCA
RGBrgb(221, 237, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9294, 0.7922
RGB percentages86.7%, 92.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(87.4, 49.3%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(87.4, 14.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK6.8%, 0%, 14.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,544,330
CSS custom property--colour: #DDEDCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.04:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#221235

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#F1E8C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFE7CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DFE9E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#DACAED
Analogous#EDECCA, #CCEDCA
Triadic#CADDED, #EDCADD
Split complementary#CACCED, #ECCAED
Tetradic#CAEDEC, #DACAED, #EDCACC

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5FAF0
Darker −10%#C5E0A4
Darker −20%#ACD37E
Darker −30%#94C658
Darker −40%#7AAF3C
More saturated +25%#DEF6C1
Less saturated −25%#DCE4D3

Channel breakdown

R221
G237
B202
Red221 (86.7%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue87.43°
Saturation (HSL)49.3%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G ED · B CA

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