Recognised as Colour
#DEC92B
- #DEC92B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DEC92B is a yellow with RGB values 222, 201, 43 and HSL 53°, 73%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DEC92B#DEC92B
HEX#DEC92B
RGBrgb(222, 201, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7882, 0.1686
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.8%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(53, 73.1%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 80.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 80.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,491
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC92B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.5:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#2136D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B40DE
Analogous#DE702B, #99DE2B
Triadic#2BDEC9, #C92BDE
Split complementary#2B99DE, #702BDE
Tetradic#2BDE70, #2B40DE, #DE2B99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G201
B43
Red222 (87.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue52.96°
Saturation (HSL)73.06%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C9 · B 2B
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