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Recognised as Colour

#DEC850

  • #DEC850
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DEC850 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 200, 80 and HSL 51°, 68%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DEC850#DEC850
HEX#DEC850
RGBrgb(222, 200, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7843, 0.3137
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.4%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(50.7, 68.3%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 64%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.9%, 64%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,272
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC850;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#2137AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC342no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CB56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EEBAAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 19Goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Dark khaki · ΔE 22.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.6Gold · ΔE 27.4Olive · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5066DE
Analogous#DE8150, #ADDE50
Triadic#50DEC8, #C850DE
Split complementary#50ADDE, #8150DE
Tetradic#50DE81, #5066DE, #DE50AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFC
Lighter +30%#F6F0D1
Lighter +20%#EEE3A6
Lighter +10%#E6D57B
Darker −10%#D3B928
Darker −20%#A89320
Darker −30%#7D6E18
Darker −40%#524810
More saturated +25%#F8DA36
Less saturated −25%#C4B66A

Channel breakdown

R222
G200
B80
Red222 (87.1%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue50.7°
Saturation (HSL)68.27%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C8 · B 50

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