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Recognised as Colour

#DCEC7D

  • #DCEC7D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DCEC7D is a yellow with RGB values 220, 236, 125 and HSL 69°, 74%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DCEC7D#DCEC7D
HEX#DCEC7D
RGBrgb(220, 236, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.8627, 0.9255, 0.4902
RGB percentages86.3%, 92.5%, 49%
HSLhsl(68.6, 74.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 47%, 92.5%)
CMYK6.8%, 0%, 47%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,478,461
CSS custom property--colour: #DCEC7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.34:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#231382

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9E273no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8E483no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E7E1D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.9Dark khaki · ΔE 24.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.9Yellow green · ΔE 26.3Light green · ΔE 29.3Pale green · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8D7DEC
Analogous#ECC47D, #A4EC7D
Triadic#7DDCEC, #EC7DDC
Split complementary#7DA4EC, #C57DEC
Tetradic#7DECC4, #8D7DEC, #EC7DA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F9D6
Lighter +10%#E8F3A9
Darker −10%#D0E551
Darker −20%#C4DF24
Darker −30%#9FB51B
Darker −40%#788914
More saturated +25%#E9FF6A
Less saturated −25%#CFD990

Channel breakdown

R220
G236
B125
Red220 (86.3%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue68.65°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DC · G EC · B 7D

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