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Recognised as Colour

#D8EC55

  • #D8EC55
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#D8EC55 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 236, 85 and HSL 68°, 80%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#D8EC55#D8EC55
HEX#D8EC55
RGBrgb(216, 236, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.9255, 0.3333
RGB percentages84.7%, 92.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(67.9, 79.9%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.9, 64%, 92.5%)
CMYK8.5%, 0%, 64%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,216,277
CSS custom property--colour: #D8EC55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.05:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#2713AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBE041no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAE260no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E5DFCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 17.8Yellow · ΔE 27.6Khaki · ΔE 28.8Green yellow · ΔE 29.9Gold · ΔE 30.6Pale green · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6955EC
Analogous#ECB455, #8DEC55
Triadic#55D8EC, #EC55D8
Split complementary#558CEC, #B455EC
Tetradic#55ECB5, #6955EC, #EC558D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8FBDF
Lighter +20%#EDF6B1
Lighter +10%#E3F183
Darker −10%#CDE727
Darker −20%#AEC516
Darker −30%#859711
Darker −40%#5D690C
More saturated +25%#E6FF42
Less saturated −25%#C7D46D

Channel breakdown

R216
G236
B85
Red216 (84.7%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue67.95°
Saturation (HSL)79.89%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D8 · G EC · B 55

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