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Recognised as Colour

#DEBE56

  • #DEBE56
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DEBE56 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 190, 86 and HSL 46°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#DEBE56#DEBE56
HEX#DEBE56
RGBrgb(222, 190, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7451, 0.3373
RGB percentages87.1%, 74.5%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(45.9, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 61.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,597,718
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBE56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.61:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#2141A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0BB4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D8C55Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#EFB0A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 17.5Khaki · ΔE 18.4Dark khaki · ΔE 18.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 22.5Sandy brown · ΔE 25.4Burlywood · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5676DE
Analogous#DE7A56, #BADE56
Triadic#56DEBE, #BE56DE
Split complementary#56BADE, #7A56DE
Tetradic#56DE7A, #5676DE, #DE56BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7EFD6
Lighter +20%#EFDFAB
Lighter +10%#E6CE81
Darker −10%#D6AE2B
Darker −20%#AC8C22
Darker −30%#826919
Darker −40%#574711
More saturated +25%#F7CB3D
Less saturated −25%#C5B16F

Channel breakdown

R222
G190
B86
Red222 (87.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue45.88°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G BE · B 56

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