Recognised as Colour
#DEB422
- #DEB422
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEB422 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 180, 34 and HSL 47°, 74%, 50%. 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
#DEB422#DEB422
HEX#DEB422
RGBrgb(222, 180, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7059, 0.1333
RGB percentages87.1%, 70.6%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(46.6, 74%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.6, 84.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 18.9%, 84.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,595,106
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB422;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#214BDD
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 text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#224CDE
Analogous#DE5622, #AADE22
Triadic#22DEB4, #B422DE
Split complementary#22AADE, #5622DE
Tetradic#22DE56, #224CDE, #DE22AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G180
B34
Red222 (87.1%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue46.6°
Saturation (HSL)74.02%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G B4 · B 22
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