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Recognised as Colour

#DEC95C

  • #DEC95C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DEC95C is a yellow with RGB values 222, 201, 92 and HSL 50°, 66%, 62%. 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

#DEC95C#DEC95C
HEX#DEC95C
RGBrgb(222, 201, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7882, 0.3608
RGB percentages87.1%, 78.8%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(50.3, 66.3%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 58.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9.5%, 58.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,540
CSS custom property--colour: #DEC95C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.62:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#2136A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC451no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CC61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#EEBCB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.9Dark khaki · ΔE 18.5Goldenrod · ΔE 21.6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 27.5Burlywood · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C71DE
Analogous#DE885C, #B2DE5C
Triadic#5CDEC9, #C95CDE
Split complementary#5CB2DE, #885CDE
Tetradic#5CDE88, #5C71DE, #DE5CB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F3DB
Lighter +20%#EFE5B1
Lighter +10%#E7D786
Darker −10%#D5BB32
Darker −20%#B09A24
Darker −30%#86751B
Darker −40%#5B5013
More saturated +25%#F7DA44
Less saturated −25%#C5B875

Channel breakdown

R222
G201
B92
Red222 (87.1%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue50.31°
Saturation (HSL)66.33%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G C9 · B 5C

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