Colour

#DECE6E

#DECE6E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DECE6E is a yellow with RGB values 222, 206, 110 and HSL 51°, 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

#DECE6E#DECE6E

HEX#DECE6E

RGBrgb(222, 206, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8078, 0.4314

RGB percentages87.1%, 80.8%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(51.4, 62.9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 50.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 7.2%, 50.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,601,838

CSS custom property--colour: #DECE6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60798WCAG 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#213191

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEC966no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CF72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#ECC2B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 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 9.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.4 Burlywood · ΔE 24.4 Navajo white · ΔE 25.2 Moccasin · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 9.39, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E7EDE

Analogous#DE966E, #B6DE6E

Triadic#6EDECE, #CE6EDE

Split complementary#6EB6DE, #966EDE

Tetradic#6EDE96, #6E7EDE, #DE6EB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF8EB

Lighter +20%#F1EAC1

Lighter +10%#E7DC98

Darker −10%#D5C044

Darker −20%#BBA72B

Darker −30%#928221

Darker −40%#685D18

More saturated +25%#F4DE58

Less saturated −25%#C8BE84

Channel breakdown

R222

G206

B110

Red222 (87.1%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)62.92%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G CE · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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