Recognised as Colour
#DEC739
- #DEC739
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC739 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 199, 57 and HSL 52°, 71%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEC739#DEC739
HEX#DEC739
RGBrgb(222, 199, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7804, 0.2235
RGB percentages87.1%, 78%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(51.6, 71.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 74.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 74.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,599,993
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC739;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.33:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#2138C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3950DE
Analogous#DE7439, #A3DE39
Triadic#39DEC7, #C739DE
Split complementary#39A3DE, #7439DE
Tetradic#39DE74, #3950DE, #DE39A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G199
B57
Red222 (87.1%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue51.64°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C7 · B 39
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