Recognised as Colour
#DEC53D
- #DEC53D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC53D is a yellow with RGB values 222, 197, 61 and HSL 51°, 71%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEC53D#DEC53D
HEX#DEC53D
RGBrgb(222, 197, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7725, 0.2392
RGB percentages87.1%, 77.3%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(50.7, 70.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 72.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 72.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,485
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC53D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#213AC2
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 text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D56DE
Analogous#DE743D, #A7DE3D
Triadic#3DDEC5, #C53DDE
Split complementary#3DA6DE, #753DDE
Tetradic#3DDE74, #3D56DE, #DE3DA6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G197
B61
Red222 (87.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue50.68°
Saturation (HSL)70.93%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C5 · B 3D
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