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Recognised as Colour

#DECE6D

  • #DECE6D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DECE6D is a yellow with RGB values 222, 206, 109 and HSL 52°, 63%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DECE6D#DECE6D
HEX#DECE6D
RGBrgb(222, 206, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8078, 0.4275
RGB percentages87.1%, 80.8%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(51.5, 63.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 50.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 50.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,601,837
CSS custom property--colour: #DECE6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.16:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#213192

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEC964no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3CF71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ECC2B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 9.6Dark khaki · ΔE 13.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.8Burlywood · ΔE 24.8Navajo white · ΔE 25.6Moccasin · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D7DDE
Analogous#DE966D, #B6DE6D
Triadic#6DDECE, #CE6DDE
Split complementary#6DB5DE, #956DDE
Tetradic#6DDE96, #6D7DDE, #DE6DB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF8EA
Lighter +20%#F1EAC0
Lighter +10%#E7DC97
Darker −10%#D5C043
Darker −20%#BBA62A
Darker −30%#918121
Darker −40%#685C17
More saturated +25%#F4DE57
Less saturated −25%#C8BE83

Channel breakdown

R222
G206
B109
Red222 (87.1%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue51.5°
Saturation (HSL)63.13%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G CE · B 6D

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