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Recognised as Colour

#D9E574

  • #D9E574
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#D9E574 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 229, 116 and HSL 66°, 68%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#D9E574#D9E574
HEX#D9E574
RGBrgb(217, 229, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.898, 0.4549
RGB percentages85.1%, 89.8%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(66.4, 68.5%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.4, 49.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK5.2%, 0%, 49.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,280,052
CSS custom property--colour: #D9E574;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.41:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#261A8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3DC6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2DE7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#E5DACBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 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 text15.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.8Dark khaki · ΔE 23Yellow green · ΔE 25.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.7Light green · ΔE 31.1Pale green · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8074E5
Analogous#E5B974, #A0E574
Triadic#74D9E5, #E574D9
Split complementary#74A0E5, #B974E5
Tetradic#74E5B9, #8074E5, #E574A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDF5
Lighter +20%#F0F5CA
Lighter +10%#E5ED9F
Darker −10%#CDDD49
Darker −20%#BBCD26
Darker −30%#94A21E
Darker −40%#6D7716
More saturated +25%#E9FA5F
Less saturated −25%#C9D089

Channel breakdown

R217
G229
B116
Red217 (85.1%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue66.37°
Saturation (HSL)68.48%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G E5 · B 74

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