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Recognised as Colour

#DCE203

  • #DCE203
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#DCE203 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 226, 3 and HSL 62°, 97%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#DCE203#DCE203
HEX#DCE203
RGBrgb(220, 226, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8863, 0.0118
RGB percentages86.3%, 88.6%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(61.6, 97.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.6, 98.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK2.7%, 0%, 98.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,475,779
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE203;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.92:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#231DFC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5D700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5DB2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ECD3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 13.7Gold · ΔE 20.3Yellow green · ΔE 26.7Green yellow · ΔE 31Goldenrod · ΔE 38.4Khaki · ΔE 42.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0903E2
Analogous#E27803, #6DE203
Triadic#03DCE2, #E203DC
Split complementary#036DE2, #7803E2
Tetradic#03E278, #0903E2, #E2036D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFEB3
Lighter +30%#FAFD81
Lighter +20%#F8FD4E
Lighter +10%#F6FC1C
Darker −10%#ABB002
Darker −20%#7A7D02
Darker −30%#494B01
Darker −40%#181900
More saturated +25%#DFE500
Less saturated −25%#C1C520

Channel breakdown

R220
G226
B3
Red220 (86.3%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue61.61°
Saturation (HSL)97.38%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G E2 · B 03

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