Recognised as Colour
#DEC138
- #DEC138
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC138 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 193, 56 and HSL 50°, 72%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEC138#DEC138
HEX#DEC138
RGBrgb(222, 193, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7569, 0.2196
RGB percentages87.1%, 75.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(49.5, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 74.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,598,456
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC138;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#213EC7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3855DE
Analogous#DE6E38, #A8DE38
Triadic#38DEC1, #C138DE
Split complementary#38A8DE, #6E38DE
Tetradic#38DE6E, #3855DE, #DE38A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G193
B56
Red222 (87.1%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue49.52°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C1 · B 38
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