Recognised as Colour
#DED222
- #DED222
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DED222 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 210, 34 and HSL 56°, 74%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DED222#DED222
HEX#DED222
RGBrgb(222, 210, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8235, 0.1333
RGB percentages87.1%, 82.4%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(56.2, 74%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 84.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 84.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,602,786
CSS custom property--colour: #DED222;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.35:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#212DDD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#222EDE
Analogous#DE7422, #8CDE22
Triadic#22DED2, #D222DE
Split complementary#228CDE, #7422DE
Tetradic#22DE74, #222EDE, #DE228C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G210
B34
Red222 (87.1%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue56.17°
Saturation (HSL)74.02%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G D2 · B 22
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