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Recognised as Colour

#DEC36D

  • #DEC36D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#DEC36D is a yellow with RGB values 222, 195, 109 and HSL 46°, 63%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#DEC36D#DEC36D
HEX#DEC36D
RGBrgb(222, 195, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7647, 0.4275
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.5%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(45.7, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 50.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,021
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC36D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#213C92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3C066no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DAC870no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#EDB7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.9Khaki · ΔE 13.4Burlywood · ΔE 18.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.3Navajo white · ΔE 21.8Tan · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D88DE
Analogous#DE8A6D, #C1DE6D
Triadic#6DDEC3, #C36DDE
Split complementary#6DC1DE, #8A6DDE
Tetradic#6DDE8B, #6D88DE, #DE6DC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6EA
Lighter +20%#F1E5C0
Lighter +10%#E7D497
Darker −10%#D5B243
Darker −20%#BB982A
Darker −30%#917621
Darker −40%#685417
More saturated +25%#F4CF57
Less saturated −25%#C8B783

Channel breakdown

R222
G195
B109
Red222 (87.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue45.66°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C3 · B 6D

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