Colour
#DEBE19
- #DEBE19
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DEBE19 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 190, 25 and HSL 50°, 80%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DEBE19#DEBE19
HEX#DEBE19
RGBrgb(222, 190, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7451, 0.098
RGB percentages87.1%, 74.5%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(50.3, 79.8%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 88.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 88.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,597,657
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBE19;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.49:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#2141E6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1939DE
Analogous#DE5B19, #9CDE19
Triadic#19DEBE, #BE19DE
Split complementary#199CDE, #5B19DE
Tetradic#19DE5B, #1939DE, #DE199C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G190
B25
Red222 (87.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue50.25°
Saturation (HSL)79.76%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G BE · B 19
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