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Recognised as Colour

#DCEC03

  • #DCEC03
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#DCEC03 is a yellow with RGB values 220, 236, 3 and HSL 64°, 97%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#DCEC03#DCEC03
HEX#DCEC03
RGBrgb(220, 236, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9255, 0.0118
RGB percentages86.3%, 92.5%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(64.1, 97.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.1, 98.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK6.8%, 0%, 98.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,478,339
CSS custom property--colour: #DCEC03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.04:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#2313FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEDF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FDE32Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#EBDDC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 11.7Gold · ΔE 25.1Green yellow · ΔE 26.3Yellow green · ΔE 26.9Lawn green · ΔE 41Chartreuse · ΔE 41.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1303EC
Analogous#EC8803, #67EC03
Triadic#03DCEC, #EC03DC
Split complementary#0367EC, #8803EC
Tetradic#03EC87, #1303EC, #EC0367

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFEBD
Lighter +30%#F6FE8A
Lighter +20%#F2FD58
Lighter +10%#EEFC26
Darker −10%#ADBA02
Darker −20%#7E8702
Darker −30%#4F5501
Darker −40%#202300
More saturated +25%#DFEF00
Less saturated −25%#C2CE21

Channel breakdown

R220
G236
B3
Red220 (86.3%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue64.12°
Saturation (HSL)97.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G EC · B 03

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