Recognised as Colour
#DECA42
- #DECA42
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#DECA42 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 202, 66 and HSL 52°, 70%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#DECA42#DECA42
HEX#DECA42
RGBrgb(222, 202, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7922, 0.2588
RGB percentages87.1%, 79.2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(52.3, 70.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 70.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 70.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,600,770
CSS custom property--colour: #DECA42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.63:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#2135BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4256DE
Analogous#DE7C42, #A4DE42
Triadic#42DECA, #CA42DE
Split complementary#42A4DE, #7C42DE
Tetradic#42DE7C, #4256DE, #DE42A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G202
B66
Red222 (87.1%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue52.31°
Saturation (HSL)70.27%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G CA · B 42
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