Recognised as Colour

#DECB08

#DECB08
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DECB08 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 203, 8 and HSL 55°, 93%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DECB08#DECB08

HEX#DECB08

RGBrgb(222, 203, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7961, 0.0314

RGB percentages87.1%, 79.6%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(54.7, 93%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(54.7, 96.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 96.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,600,968

CSS custom property--colour: #DECB08;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1

Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#2134F7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E5CC26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#F0BBADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 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 text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 24.2 Yellow · ΔE 24.3 Yellow green · ΔE 31.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.4 Orange · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#081BDE

Analogous#DE6008, #86DE08

Triadic#08DECB, #CB08DE

Split complementary#0886DE, #6008DE

Tetradic#08DE60, #081BDE, #DE0886

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF6B6

Lighter +30%#FBF084

Lighter +20%#F9EA53

Lighter +10%#F7E422

Darker −10%#AD9E06

Darker −20%#7C7104

Darker −30%#4A4403

Darker −40%#191701

More saturated +25%#E6D200

Less saturated −25%#C1B325

Channel breakdown

R222

G203

Red222 (87.1%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue54.67°

Saturation (HSL)93.04%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G CB · B 08

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Colour values

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