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Recognised as Colour

#DCE695

  • #DCE695
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DCE695 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 230, 149 and HSL 67°, 62%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DCE695#DCE695
HEX#DCE695
RGBrgb(220, 230, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.902, 0.5843
RGB percentages86.3%, 90.2%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(67.4, 61.8%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(67.4, 35.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK4.3%, 0%, 35.2%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,476,949
CSS custom property--colour: #DCE695;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.8:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#23196A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1DE8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0E099no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E5DDD2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.4Dark khaki · ΔE 17Lemon chiffon · ΔE 21.1Moccasin · ΔE 22Wheat · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9F95E6
Analogous#E6C795, #B4E695
Triadic#95DCE6, #E695DC
Split complementary#95B4E6, #C795E6
Tetradic#95E6C7, #9F95E6, #E695B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F9E8
Lighter +10%#EAF0BE
Darker −10%#CEDC6C
Darker −20%#C1D342
Darker −30%#A6B72B
Darker −40%#808E21
More saturated +25%#E8F685
Less saturated −25%#D0D6A5

Channel breakdown

R220
G230
B149
Red220 (86.3%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue67.41°
Saturation (HSL)61.83%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G E6 · B 95

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