Recognised as Colour

#D7E42E

#D7E42E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#D7E42E is a yellow with RGB values 215, 228, 46 and HSL 64°, 77%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#D7E42E#D7E42E

HEX#D7E42E

RGBrgb(215, 228, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.8941, 0.1804

RGB percentages84.3%, 89.4%, 18%

HSLhsl(64.3, 77.1%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(64.3, 79.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK5.7%, 0%, 79.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,148,654

CSS custom property--colour: #D7E42E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.03:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#281BD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5D900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DC40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Tritanopia#E6D6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 18.8 Yellow green · ΔE 21.1 Gold · ΔE 24 Green yellow · ΔE 28.7 Khaki · ΔE 37.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B2EE4

Analogous#E4962E, #7CE42E

Triadic#2ED7E4, #E42ED7

Split complementary#2E7CE4, #962EE4

Tetradic#2EE496, #3B2EE4, #E42E7C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFBE3

Lighter +30%#F1F6B5

Lighter +20%#E8F088

Lighter +10%#E0EA5B

Darker −10%#B9C51A

Darker −20%#8F9814

Darker −30%#646B0E

Darker −40%#3A3E08

More saturated +25%#EEFF13

Less saturated −25%#BEC64C

Channel breakdown

R215

G228

B46

Red215 (84.3%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue64.29°

Saturation (HSL)77.12%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR D7 · G E4 · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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