Recognised as Colour

#DECC7B

#DECC7B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DECC7B is a yellow with RGB values 222, 204, 123 and HSL 49°, 60%, 68%. 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

#DECC7B#DECC7B

HEX#DECC7B

RGBrgb(222, 204, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8, 0.4824

RGB percentages87.1%, 80%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(49.1, 60%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 44.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 8.1%, 44.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,601,339

CSS custom property--colour: #DECC7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#213384

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DBC875no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0CE7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#ECC1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 10 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15 Burlywood · ΔE 17.8 Navajo white · ΔE 18.8 Moccasin · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B8DDE

Analogous#DE9B7B, #BEDE7B

Triadic#7BDECC, #CC7BDE

Split complementary#7BBEDE, #9B7BDE

Tetradic#7BDE9B, #7B8DDE, #DE7BBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFBF5

Lighter +20%#F2ECCD

Lighter +10%#E8DCA4

Darker −10%#D4BC52

Darker −20%#C2A831

Darker −30%#9A8526

Darker −40%#71611C

More saturated +25%#F3D966

Less saturated −25%#C9BF90

Channel breakdown

R222

G204

B123

Red222 (87.1%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue49.09°

Saturation (HSL)60%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G CC · B 7B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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