Recognised as Colour
#DEC43B
- #DEC43B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC43B is a yellow with RGB values 222, 196, 59 and HSL 50°, 71%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEC43B#DEC43B
HEX#DEC43B
RGBrgb(222, 196, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7686, 0.2314
RGB percentages87.1%, 76.9%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(50.4, 71.2%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 73.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 73.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,227
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC43B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55325WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#213BC4
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 text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B55DE
Analogous#DE733B, #A6DE3B
Triadic#3BDEC4, #C43BDE
Split complementary#3BA7DE, #733BDE
Tetradic#3BDE73, #3B55DE, #DE3BA7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G196
B59
Red222 (87.1%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue50.43°
Saturation (HSL)71.18%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C4 · B 3B
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