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Recognised as Colour

#DEC425

  • #DEC425
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DEC425 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 196, 37 and HSL 52°, 74%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DEC425#DEC425
HEX#DEC425
RGBrgb(222, 196, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7686, 0.1451
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.9%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(51.6, 73.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 83.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 83.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,205
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC425;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.03:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#213BDA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8BF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFC833no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F0B5A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.3Goldenrod · ΔE 17.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28Orange · ΔE 30.4Yellow · ΔE 31.1Khaki · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#253FDE
Analogous#DE6725, #9CDE25
Triadic#25DEC4, #C425DE
Split complementary#259CDE, #6725DE
Tetradic#25DE67, #253FDE, #DE259C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F4D6
Lighter +30%#F2E8AA
Lighter +20%#EBDC7E
Lighter +10%#E5D051
Darker −10%#B59F1B
Darker −20%#887815
Darker −30%#5C510E
Darker −40%#302A07
More saturated +25%#FDDB06
Less saturated −25%#BFAD44

Channel breakdown

R222
G196
B37
Red222 (87.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue51.57°
Saturation (HSL)73.71%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C4 · B 25

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