Recognised as Colour

#DECB6E

#DECB6E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DECB6E is a yellow with RGB values 222, 203, 110 and HSL 50°, 63%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DECB6E#DECB6E

HEX#DECB6E

RGBrgb(222, 203, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.7961, 0.4314

RGB percentages87.1%, 79.6%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(49.8, 62.9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 50.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 8.6%, 50.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,601,070

CSS custom property--colour: #DECB6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.87:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#213491

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC766no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0CD72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#EDBFB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 12.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20 Burlywood · ΔE 22.6 Navajo white · ΔE 24 Moccasin · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E81DE

Analogous#DE936E, #B9DE6E

Triadic#6EDECB, #CB6EDE

Split complementary#6EB9DE, #936EDE

Tetradic#6EDE93, #6E81DE, #DE6EB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF8EB

Lighter +20%#F1E9C1

Lighter +10%#E7DA98

Darker −10%#D5BC44

Darker −20%#BBA32B

Darker −30%#927F21

Darker −40%#685B18

More saturated +25%#F4DA58

Less saturated −25%#C8BC84

Channel breakdown

R222

G203

B110

Red222 (87.1%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue49.82°

Saturation (HSL)62.92%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G CB · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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