Colour
#DEC52B
- #DEC52B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DEC52B is a yellow with RGB values 222, 197, 43 and HSL 52°, 73%, 52%. 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
#DEC52B#DEC52B
HEX#DEC52B
RGBrgb(222, 197, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7725, 0.1686
RGB percentages87.1%, 77.3%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(51.6, 73.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 80.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 80.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,467
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC52B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.13:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#213AD4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B44DE
Analogous#DE6B2B, #9DDE2B
Triadic#2BDEC5, #C52BDE
Split complementary#2B9DDE, #6B2BDE
Tetradic#2BDE6C, #2B44DE, #DE2B9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G197
B43
Red222 (87.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue51.62°
Saturation (HSL)73.06%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C5 · B 2B
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