Colour
#DEC22D
- #DEC22D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC22D is a yellow with RGB values 222, 194, 45 and HSL 51°, 73%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEC22D#DEC22D
HEX#DEC22D
RGBrgb(222, 194, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7608, 0.1765
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(50.5, 72.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 79.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 79.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,598,701
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC22D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#213DD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D49DE
Analogous#DE692D, #A2DE2D
Triadic#2DDEC2, #C22DDE
Split complementary#2DA2DE, #6A2DDE
Tetradic#2DDE69, #2D49DE, #DE2DA2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G194
B45
Red222 (87.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue50.51°
Saturation (HSL)72.84%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C2 · B 2D
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