Recognised as Colour
#DEC33E
- #DEC33E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC33E is a yellow with RGB values 222, 195, 62 and HSL 50°, 71%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEC33E#DEC33E
HEX#DEC33E
RGBrgb(222, 195, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7647, 0.2431
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.5%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(49.9, 70.8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 72.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 72.1%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,598,974
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC33E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#213CC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E59DE
Analogous#DE733E, #A9DE3E
Triadic#3EDEC3, #C33EDE
Split complementary#3EA9DE, #733EDE
Tetradic#3EDE73, #3E59DE, #DE3EA9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G195
B62
Red222 (87.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue49.87°
Saturation (HSL)70.8%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C3 · B 3E
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