Recognised as Colour
#DEC93D
- #DEC93D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DEC93D is a yellow with RGB values 222, 201, 61 and HSL 52°, 71%, 55%. 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
#DEC93D#DEC93D
HEX#DEC93D
RGBrgb(222, 201, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7882, 0.2392
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.8%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(52.2, 70.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 72.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 72.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,509
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC93D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.53:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#2136C2
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 text12.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3D52DE
Analogous#DE783D, #A3DE3D
Triadic#3DDEC9, #C93DDE
Split complementary#3DA3DE, #783DDE
Tetradic#3DDE78, #3D52DE, #DE3DA3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G201
B61
Red222 (87.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue52.17°
Saturation (HSL)70.93%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C9 · B 3D
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