Recognised as Colour
#DEC741
- #DEC741
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC741 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 199, 65 and HSL 51°, 70%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEC741#DEC741
HEX#DEC741
RGBrgb(222, 199, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7804, 0.2549
RGB percentages87.1%, 78%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(51.2, 70.4%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 70.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 70.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,001
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC741;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.35:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#2138BE
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 text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4158DE
Analogous#DE7941, #A6DE41
Triadic#41DEC7, #C741DE
Split complementary#41A6DE, #7941DE
Tetradic#41DE79, #4158DE, #DE41A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G199
B65
Red222 (87.1%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue51.21°
Saturation (HSL)70.4%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C7 · B 41
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