Colour

#DFDDD7

#DFDDD7
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DFDDD7 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 221, 215 and HSL 45°, 11%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DFDDD7#DFDDD7

HEX#DFDDD7

RGBrgb(223, 221, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8667, 0.8431

RGB percentages87.5%, 86.7%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(45, 11.1%, 85.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45, 3.6%, 87.5%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 3.6%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,671,319

CSS custom property--colour: #DFDDD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.46:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD

Inverted#202228

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFDDD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFDDD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#E1DCDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.2 Light grey · ΔE 4.8 Linen · ΔE 8 White smoke · ΔE 9 Sea shell · ΔE 9.5 Old lace · ΔE 10

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.22, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7D9DF

Analogous#DFD9D7, #DDDFD7

Triadic#D7DFDD, #DDD7DF

Split complementary#D7DDDF, #D9D7DF

Tetradic#D7DFD9, #D7D9DF, #DFD7DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F5F3

Darker −10%#C8C5BB

Darker −20%#B2AD9E

Darker −30%#9B9582

Darker −40%#827C68

More saturated +25%#E8E2CE

Less saturated −25%#DBDBDB

Channel breakdown

R223

G221

B215

Red223 (87.5%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue45°

Saturation (HSL)11.11%

Lightness85.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DF · G DD · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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