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Recognised as Colour

#DCE36E

  • #DCE36E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DCE36E is a yellow with RGB values 220, 227, 110 and HSL 64°, 68%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DCE36E#DCE36E
HEX#DCE36E
RGBrgb(220, 227, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.8902, 0.4314
RGB percentages86.3%, 89%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(63.6, 67.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.6, 51.5%, 89%)
CMYK3.1%, 0%, 51.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,476,142
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE36E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.26:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#231C91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2DA63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2DD74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E9D7C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 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 text15.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.3Dark khaki · ΔE 23.6Yellow green · ΔE 25.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.2Light green · ΔE 33.8Goldenrod · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#756EE3
Analogous#E3B06E, #A2E36E
Triadic#6EDCE3, #E36EDC
Split complementary#6EA1E3, #B06EE3
Tetradic#6EE3B0, #756EE3, #E36EA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCEE
Lighter +20%#F1F4C3
Lighter +10%#E6EB99
Darker −10%#D2DB43
Darker −20%#BBC526
Darker −30%#939A1E
Darker −40%#6A6F16
More saturated +25%#EFF958
Less saturated −25%#C9CD84

Channel breakdown

R220
G227
B110
Red220 (86.3%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue63.59°
Saturation (HSL)67.63%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G E3 · B 6E

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