Recognised as Colour
#DED03F
- #DED03F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DED03F is a yellow with RGB values 222, 208, 63 and HSL 55°, 71%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DED03F#DED03F
HEX#DED03F
RGBrgb(222, 208, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8157, 0.2471
RGB percentages87.1%, 81.6%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(54.7, 70.7%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.7, 71.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 71.6%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,602,303
CSS custom property--colour: #DED03F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#212FC0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3F4DDE
Analogous#DE813F, #9CDE3F
Triadic#3FDED0, #D03FDE
Split complementary#3F9CDE, #813FDE
Tetradic#3FDE81, #3F4DDE, #DE3F9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G208
B63
Red222 (87.1%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue54.72°
Saturation (HSL)70.67%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G D0 · B 3F
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