Recognised as Colour
#DEB41B
- #DEB41B
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEB41B is a yellow with RGB values 222, 180, 27 and HSL 47°, 78%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEB41B#DEB41B
HEX#DEB41B
RGBrgb(222, 180, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7059, 0.1059
RGB percentages87.1%, 70.6%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(47.1, 78.3%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 87.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 18.9%, 87.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,595,099
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB41B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.65:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#214BE4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B45DE
Analogous#DE531B, #A6DE1B
Triadic#1BDEB4, #B41BDE
Split complementary#1BA6DE, #521BDE
Tetradic#1BDE53, #1B45DE, #DE1BA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G180
B27
Red222 (87.1%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue47.08°
Saturation (HSL)78.31%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G B4 · B 1B
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