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Recognised as Colour

#DEB918

  • #DEB918
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DEB918 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 185, 24 and HSL 49°, 80%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DEB918#DEB918
HEX#DEB918
RGBrgb(222, 185, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7255, 0.0941
RGB percentages87.1%, 72.5%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(48.8, 80.5%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 89.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.7%, 89.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,596,376
CSS custom property--colour: #DEB918;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#2146E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEB600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C128no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F1A99Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.2Gold · ΔE 16.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.4Orange · ΔE 24.7Olive · ΔE 33Khaki · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#183DDE
Analogous#DE5618, #A0DE18
Triadic#18DEB9, #B918DE
Split complementary#18A0DE, #5618DE
Tetradic#18DE56, #183DDE, #DE18A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F0C9
Lighter +30%#F4E39B
Lighter +20%#EFD76D
Lighter +10%#EACA3F
Darker −10%#B09313
Darker −20%#826C0E
Darker −30%#544609
Darker −40%#262004
More saturated +25%#F6C800
Less saturated −25%#BFA637

Channel breakdown

R222
G185
B24
Red222 (87.1%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue48.79°
Saturation (HSL)80.49%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G B9 · B 18

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