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Recognised as Colour

#D9EC62

  • #D9EC62
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#D9EC62 is a yellow with RGB values 217, 236, 98 and HSL 68°, 78%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#D9EC62#D9EC62
HEX#D9EC62
RGBrgb(217, 236, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.851, 0.9255, 0.3843
RGB percentages85.1%, 92.5%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(68.3, 78.4%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.3, 58.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK8.1%, 0%, 58.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,281,826
CSS custom property--colour: #D9EC62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.12:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#26139D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBE153no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F9E26Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#E5E0CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 19Khaki · ΔE 24Yellow · ΔE 32.3Dark khaki · ΔE 33Gold · ΔE 33.1Green yellow · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 19.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7562EC
Analogous#ECBA62, #94EC62
Triadic#62D9EC, #EC62D9
Split complementary#6294EC, #BA62EC
Tetradic#62ECBA, #7562EC, #EC6294

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFDEA
Lighter +20%#EFF7BD
Lighter +10%#E4F28F
Darker −10%#CEE635
Darker −20%#B6CF19
Darker −30%#8EA114
Darker −40%#66740E
More saturated +25%#E7FF4F
Less saturated −25%#C9D678

Channel breakdown

R217
G236
B98
Red217 (85.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue68.26°
Saturation (HSL)78.41%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D9 · G EC · B 62

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