Recognised as Colour
#DEC42D
- #DEC42D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC42D is a yellow with RGB values 222, 196, 45 and HSL 51°, 73%, 52%. 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
#DEC42D#DEC42D
HEX#DEC42D
RGBrgb(222, 196, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7686, 0.1765
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.9%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(51.2, 72.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 79.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 79.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,213
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC42D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#213BD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D47DE
Analogous#DE6C2D, #9FDE2D
Triadic#2DDEC4, #C42DDE
Split complementary#2D9FDE, #6C2DDE
Tetradic#2DDE6C, #2D47DE, #DE2D9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G196
B45
Red222 (87.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue51.19°
Saturation (HSL)72.84%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C4 · B 2D
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