Recognised as Colour
#DEA803
- #DEA803
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEA803 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 168, 3 and HSL 45°, 97%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEA803#DEA803
HEX#DEA803
RGBrgb(222, 168, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6588, 0.0118
RGB percentages87.1%, 65.9%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(45.2, 97.3%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 98.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 98.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,592,003
CSS custom property--colour: #DEA803;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#2157FC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0339DE
Analogous#DE3B03, #A7DE03
Triadic#03DEA8, #A803DE
Split complementary#03A7DE, #3A03DE
Tetradic#03DE3A, #0339DE, #DE03A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G168
B3
Red222 (87.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue45.21°
Saturation (HSL)97.33%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G A8 · B 03
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