Colour

#DAE526

#DAE526
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow

#DAE526 is a yellow with RGB values 218, 229, 38 and HSL 63°, 79%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#DAE526#DAE526

HEX#DAE526

RGBrgb(218, 229, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.8549, 0.898, 0.149

RGB percentages85.5%, 89.8%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(63.5, 78.6%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.5, 83.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK4.8%, 0%, 83.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,345,510

CSS custom property--colour: #DAE526;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.22:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#251AD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7DA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7DD3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#E9D7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 16.6 Gold · ΔE 22.8 Yellow green · ΔE 23.1 Green yellow · ΔE 28.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 38.5 Khaki · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3126E5

Analogous#E59026, #7BE526

Triadic#26DAE5, #E526DA

Split complementary#267BE5, #9026E5

Tetradic#26E590, #3126E5, #E5267B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9FBDC

Lighter +30%#F1F5AF

Lighter +20%#EAF081

Lighter +10%#E2EA54

Darker −10%#B7C117

Darker −20%#8C9312

Darker −30%#61660C

Darker −40%#353807

More saturated +25%#F1FF0C

Less saturated −25%#BFC744

Channel breakdown

R218

G229

B38

Red218 (85.5%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue63.46°

Saturation (HSL)78.6%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DA · G E5 · B 26

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Colour values

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