Colour
#DFDD21
- #DFDD21
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DFDD21 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 221, 33 and HSL 59°, 75%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DFDD21#DFDD21
HEX#DFDD21
RGBrgb(223, 221, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8667, 0.1294
RGB percentages87.5%, 86.7%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(59.4, 74.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.4, 85.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0%, 0.9%, 85.2%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,671,137
CSS custom property--colour: #DFDD21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.5:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#2022DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2123DF
Analogous#DF7E21, #82DF21
Triadic#21DFDD, #DD21DF
Split complementary#2182DF, #7E21DF
Tetradic#21DF7E, #2123DF, #DF2182
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R223
G221
B33
Red223 (87.5%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue59.37°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DF · G DD · B 21
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