Recognised as Colour
#DEC200
- #DEC200
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DEC200 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 194, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DEC200#DEC200
HEX#DEC200
RGBrgb(222, 194, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7608, 0
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.4, 100%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 100%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 100%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,598,656
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC200;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#213DFF
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 text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#001CDE
Analogous#DE5300, #8BDE00
Triadic#00DEC2, #C200DE
Split complementary#008BDE, #5300DE
Tetradic#00DE53, #001CDE, #DE008B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G194
B0
Red222 (87.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C2 · B 00
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