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Recognised as Colour

#DEBD56

  • #DEBD56
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DEBD56 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 189, 86 and HSL 45°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DEBD56#DEBD56
HEX#DEBD56
RGBrgb(222, 189, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7412, 0.3373
RGB percentages87.1%, 74.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(45.4, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.4, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 61.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,597,462
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBD56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.52:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#2142A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0BA4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C45Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#EFAFA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.4Khaki · ΔE 18.6Dark khaki · ΔE 18.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.2Sandy brown · ΔE 24.8Burlywood · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5677DE
Analogous#DE7956, #BBDE56
Triadic#56DEBD, #BD56DE
Split complementary#56BBDE, #7956DE
Tetradic#56DE79, #5677DE, #DE56BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7EFD6
Lighter +20%#EFDEAB
Lighter +10%#E6CE81
Darker −10%#D6AC2B
Darker −20%#AC8B22
Darker −30%#826819
Darker −40%#574611
More saturated +25%#F7CA3D
Less saturated −25%#C5B06F

Channel breakdown

R222
G189
B86
Red222 (87.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue45.44°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G BD · B 56

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