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Recognised as Colour

#DEC956

  • #DEC956
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DEC956 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 201, 86 and HSL 51°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DEC956#DEC956
HEX#DEC956
RGBrgb(222, 201, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7882, 0.3373
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.8%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(50.7, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 61.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,534
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#2136A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC449no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CC5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#EEBCB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 16.9Goldenrod · ΔE 20.4Dark khaki · ΔE 20.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.1Gold · ΔE 29.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#566BDE
Analogous#DE8556, #AFDE56
Triadic#56DEC9, #C956DE
Split complementary#56AFDE, #8556DE
Tetradic#56DE85, #566BDE, #DE56AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F2D6
Lighter +20%#EFE4AB
Lighter +10%#E6D781
Darker −10%#D6BB2B
Darker −20%#AC9722
Darker −30%#827219
Darker −40%#574C11
More saturated +25%#F7DA3D
Less saturated −25%#C5B86F

Channel breakdown

R222
G201
B86
Red222 (87.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue50.74°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C9 · B 56

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