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Recognised as Colour

#DDEE6E

  • #DDEE6E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DDEE6E is a yellow with RGB values 221, 238, 110 and HSL 68°, 79%, 68%. 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

#DDEE6E#DDEE6E
HEX#DDEE6E
RGBrgb(221, 238, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.9333, 0.4314
RGB percentages86.7%, 93.3%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(68, 79%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68, 53.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK7.1%, 0%, 53.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,544,494
CSS custom property--colour: #DDEE6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.53:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#221191

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDE361no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBE575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E9E2D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 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 text16.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 20Yellow green · ΔE 21.8Dark khaki · ΔE 29.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 32.3Light green · ΔE 32.3Pale green · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 19.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F6EEE
Analogous#EEBF6E, #9DEE6E
Triadic#6EDDEE, #EE6EDD
Split complementary#6E9DEE, #BF6EEE
Tetradic#6EEEBF, #7F6EEE, #EE6E9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEF7
Lighter +20%#F2F9C9
Lighter +10%#E8F39C
Darker −10%#D2E940
Darker −20%#C2DC1A
Darker −30%#9AAF14
Darker −40%#72810F
More saturated +25%#E9FF5D
Less saturated −25%#CEDA82

Channel breakdown

R221
G238
B110
Red221 (86.7%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue67.97°
Saturation (HSL)79.01%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DD · G EE · B 6E

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