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Recognised as Colour

#DEBF22

  • #DEBF22
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DEBF22 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 191, 34 and HSL 50°, 74%, 50%. 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

#DEBF22#DEBF22
HEX#DEBF22
RGBrgb(222, 191, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.749, 0.1333
RGB percentages87.1%, 74.9%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(50.1, 74%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 84.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 84.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,597,922
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBF22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#2140DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4BB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC530no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F0AFA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 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 text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 14.8Gold · ΔE 15.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 25.5Orange · ΔE 27.9Khaki · ΔE 32.3Olive · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2241DE
Analogous#DE6122, #9FDE22
Triadic#22DEBF, #BF22DE
Split complementary#229FDE, #6122DE
Tetradic#22DE61, #2241DE, #DE229F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F2D3
Lighter +30%#F2E6A7
Lighter +20%#EBD97B
Lighter +10%#E5CC4E
Darker −10%#B2991B
Darker −20%#867314
Darker −30%#5A4D0D
Darker −40%#2D2707
More saturated +25%#FED402
Less saturated −25%#BEAA42

Channel breakdown

R222
G191
B34
Red222 (87.1%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue50.11°
Saturation (HSL)74.02%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G BF · B 22

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