Recognised as Colour
#DEB53A
- #DEB53A
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEB53A is a yellow with RGB values 222, 181, 58 and HSL 45°, 71%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEB53A#DEB53A
HEX#DEB53A
RGBrgb(222, 181, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7098, 0.2275
RGB percentages87.1%, 71%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(45, 71.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 73.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 73.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,595,386
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB53A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.78:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#214AC5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3A63DE
Analogous#DE633A, #B5DE3A
Triadic#3ADEB5, #B53ADE
Split complementary#3AB5DE, #633ADE
Tetradic#3ADE63, #3A63DE, #DE3AB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G181
B58
Red222 (87.1%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)71.3%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G B5 · B 3A
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