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Recognised as Colour

#DEC524

  • #DEC524
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#DEC524 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 197, 36 and HSL 52°, 74%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DEC524#DEC524
HEX#DEC524
RGBrgb(222, 197, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7725, 0.1412
RGB percentages87.1%, 77.3%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(51.9, 73.8%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 83.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 83.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,460
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC524;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55589WCAG 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 12.12:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#213ADB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9C000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0C932no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F0B6A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15Goldenrod · ΔE 18.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.7Yellow · ΔE 30.4Orange · ΔE 30.9Khaki · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#243DDE
Analogous#DE6824, #9ADE24
Triadic#24DEC5, #C524DE
Split complementary#249ADE, #6824DE
Tetradic#24DE68, #243DDE, #DE249A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F4D5
Lighter +30%#F2E8A9
Lighter +20%#EBDC7D
Lighter +10%#E5D150
Darker −10%#B49F1B
Darker −20%#887814
Darker −30%#5B510E
Darker −40%#2F2A07
More saturated +25%#FEDC04
Less saturated −25%#BFAE43

Channel breakdown

R222
G197
B36
Red222 (87.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue51.94°
Saturation (HSL)73.81%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C5 · B 24

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