Colour
#DEC02B
- #DEC02B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC02B is a yellow with RGB values 222, 192, 43 and HSL 50°, 73%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEC02B#DEC02B
HEX#DEC02B
RGBrgb(222, 192, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7529, 0.1686
RGB percentages87.1%, 75.3%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(49.9, 73.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 80.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.5%, 80.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,598,187
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC02B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#213FD4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B49DE
Analogous#DE672B, #A3DE2B
Triadic#2BDEC0, #C02BDE
Split complementary#2BA2DE, #672BDE
Tetradic#2BDE67, #2B49DE, #DE2BA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G192
B43
Red222 (87.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue49.94°
Saturation (HSL)73.06%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C0 · B 2B
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