Colour
#DEC42F
- #DEC42F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC42F is a yellow with RGB values 222, 196, 47 and HSL 51°, 73%, 53%. 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
#DEC42F#DEC42F
HEX#DEC42F
RGBrgb(222, 196, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7686, 0.1843
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.9%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(51.1, 72.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 78.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 78.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,215
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC42F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55215WCAG 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#213BD0
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#2F49DE
Analogous#DE6D2F, #A1DE2F
Triadic#2FDEC4, #C42FDE
Split complementary#2FA1DE, #6D2FDE
Tetradic#2FDE6D, #2F49DE, #DE2FA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G196
B47
Red222 (87.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue51.09°
Saturation (HSL)72.61%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C4 · B 2F
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