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Recognised as Colour

#DEBA2E

  • #DEBA2E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DEBA2E is a yellow with RGB values 222, 186, 46 and HSL 48°, 73%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DEBA2E#DEBA2E
HEX#DEBA2E
RGBrgb(222, 186, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7294, 0.1804
RGB percentages87.1%, 72.9%, 18%
HSLhsl(47.7, 72.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 79.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 16.2%, 79.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,596,654
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBA2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.17:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#2145D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFB708no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C138no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F0AAA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 10.7Gold · ΔE 20.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 21.4Orange · ΔE 26.1Khaki · ΔE 29.7Olive · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 10.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E52DE
Analogous#DE622E, #AADE2E
Triadic#2EDEBA, #BA2EDE
Split complementary#2EAADE, #622EDE
Tetradic#2EDE62, #2E52DE, #DE2EAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF4DE
Lighter +30%#F3E6B2
Lighter +20%#ECD786
Lighter +10%#E5C95A
Darker −10%#BB9B1E
Darker −20%#8F7717
Darker −30%#635210
Darker −40%#372E09
More saturated +25%#FCCC10
Less saturated −25%#C0A84C

Channel breakdown

R222
G186
B46
Red222 (87.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue47.73°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G BA · B 2E

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