Recognised as Colour

#DEC206

#DEC206
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DEC206 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 194, 6 and HSL 52°, 95%, 45%. 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

#DEC206#DEC206

HEX#DEC206

RGBrgb(222, 194, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7608, 0.0235

RGB percentages87.1%, 76.1%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(52.2, 94.7%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 97.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 12.6%, 97.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,598,662

CSS custom property--colour: #DEC206;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54126WCAG 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 11.83:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#213DF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#DEC622no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#F0B2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 19 Yellow · ΔE 29 Orange · ΔE 29.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.6 Yellow green · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0622DE

Analogous#DE5606, #8EDE06

Triadic#06DEC2, #C206DE

Split complementary#068EDE, #5606DE

Tetradic#06DE56, #0622DE, #DE068E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDF3B3

Lighter +30%#FCEC81

Lighter +20%#FAE450

Lighter +10%#F9DD1E

Darker −10%#AC9705

Darker −20%#7B6B03

Darker −30%#494002

Darker −40%#171401

More saturated +25%#E4C600

Less saturated −25%#C2AD23

Channel breakdown

R222

G194

Red222 (87.1%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue52.22°

Saturation (HSL)94.74%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G C2 · B 06

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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