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Recognised as Colour

#DEBF2E

  • #DEBF2E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#DEBF2E is a yellow with RGB values 222, 191, 46 and HSL 49°, 73%, 53%. 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

#DEBF2E#DEBF2E
HEX#DEBF2E
RGBrgb(222, 191, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.749, 0.1804
RGB percentages87.1%, 74.9%, 18%
HSLhsl(49.4, 72.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 79.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 79.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,597,934
CSS custom property--colour: #DEBF2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.6:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#2140D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BB03no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DBC538no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F0B0A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 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 text11.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 13.7Gold · ΔE 18.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.1Orange · ΔE 28.3Khaki · ΔE 29.4Olive · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E4DDE
Analogous#DE672E, #A5DE2E
Triadic#2EDEBF, #BF2EDE
Split complementary#2EA5DE, #672EDE
Tetradic#2EDE67, #2E4DDE, #DE2EA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF5DE
Lighter +30%#F3E7B2
Lighter +20%#ECDA86
Lighter +10%#E5CC5A
Darker −10%#BBA01E
Darker −20%#8F7A17
Darker −30%#635510
Darker −40%#372F09
More saturated +25%#FCD310
Less saturated −25%#C0AB4C

Channel breakdown

R222
G191
B46
Red222 (87.1%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue49.43°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G BF · B 2E

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