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Recognised as Colour

#DEBF05

  • #DEBF05
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DEBF05 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 191, 5 and HSL 51°, 96%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DEBF05#DEBF05
HEX#DEBF05
RGBrgb(222, 191, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.749, 0.0196
RGB percentages87.1%, 74.9%, 2%
HSLhsl(51.4, 95.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 97.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 97.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,597,893
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBF05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.56:1
Contrast with white1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#2140FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC421no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F1AFA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 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 text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.6Goldenrod · ΔE 17.3Orange · ΔE 27.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28Yellow · ΔE 30.6Olive · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0524DE
Analogous#DE5305, #90DE05
Triadic#05DEBF, #BF05DE
Split complementary#0591DE, #5305DE
Tetradic#05DE53, #0524DE, #DE0590

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDF2B2
Lighter +30%#FCEA80
Lighter +20%#FBE24E
Lighter +10%#FADA1C
Darker −10%#AC9404
Darker −20%#7A6903
Darker −30%#483E02
Darker −40%#161301
More saturated +25%#E3C300
Less saturated −25%#C2AB21

Channel breakdown

R222
G191
B5
Red222 (87.1%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G BF · B 05

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