Recognised as Colour
#DEC427
- #DEC427
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DEC427 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 196, 39 and HSL 51°, 73%, 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
#DEC427#DEC427
HEX#DEC427
RGBrgb(222, 196, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7686, 0.1529
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.9%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(51.5, 73.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 82.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 82.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,207
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC427;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55156WCAG 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#213BD8
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 text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2741DE
Analogous#DE6927, #9CDE27
Triadic#27DEC4, #C427DE
Split complementary#279CDE, #6927DE
Tetradic#27DE69, #2741DE, #DE279C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G196
B39
Red222 (87.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue51.48°
Saturation (HSL)73.49%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C4 · B 27
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