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Colour

#DECC73

  • #DECC73
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DECC73 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 204, 115 and HSL 50°, 62%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DECC73#DECC73
HEX#DECC73
RGBrgb(222, 204, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8, 0.451
RGB percentages87.1%, 80%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(49.9, 61.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 48.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 48.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,601,331
CSS custom property--colour: #DECC73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#21338C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBC86Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0CE77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#ECC0B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9.3Dark khaki · ΔE 11.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.1Burlywood · ΔE 21.1Navajo white · ΔE 22.2Moccasin · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7385DE
Analogous#DE9773, #BADE73
Triadic#73DECC, #CC73DE
Split complementary#73BADE, #9773DE
Tetradic#73DE97, #7385DE, #DE73BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF9EF
Lighter +20%#F1EAC6
Lighter +10%#E8DB9C
Darker −10%#D4BD4A
Darker −20%#BEA62D
Darker −30%#958223
Darker −40%#6C5E19
More saturated +25%#F4DA5D
Less saturated −25%#C8BE89

Channel breakdown

R222
G204
B115
Red222 (87.1%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue49.91°
Saturation (HSL)61.85%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G CC · B 73

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