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Recognised as Colour

#DCE2A5

  • #DCE2A5
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#DCE2A5 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 226, 165 and HSL 66°, 51%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#DCE2A5#DCE2A5
HEX#DCE2A5
RGBrgb(220, 226, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8863, 0.6471
RGB percentages86.3%, 88.6%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(65.9, 51.3%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.9, 27%, 88.6%)
CMYK2.7%, 0%, 27%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,475,941
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE2A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.46:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#231D5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBDCA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBDEA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#E4DBD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 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 text15.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.4Wheat · ΔE 14.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 14.6Moccasin · ΔE 14.9Khaki · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABA5E2
Analogous#E2C9A5, #BEE2A5
Triadic#A5DCE2, #E2A5DC
Split complementary#A5BDE2, #CAA5E2
Tetradic#A5E2CA, #ABA5E2, #E2A5BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBF2
Lighter +10%#EBEECC
Darker −10%#CDD67E
Darker −20%#BEC958
Darker −30%#A8B43A
Darker −40%#848D2E
More saturated +25%#E8F196
Less saturated −25%#D0D3B4

Channel breakdown

R220
G226
B165
Red220 (86.3%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue65.9°
Saturation (HSL)51.26%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G E2 · B A5

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