Colour
#DEC845
- #DEC845
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC845 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 200, 69 and HSL 51°, 70%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DEC845#DEC845
HEX#DEC845
RGBrgb(222, 200, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7843, 0.2706
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.4%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(51.4, 69.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 68.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 68.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,261
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC845;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#2137BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#455BDE
Analogous#DE7C45, #A7DE45
Triadic#45DEC8, #C845DE
Split complementary#45A7DE, #7B45DE
Tetradic#45DE7C, #455BDE, #DE45A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G200
B69
Red222 (87.1%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue51.37°
Saturation (HSL)69.86%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C8 · B 45
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