Recognised as Colour
#DED256
- #DED256
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#DED256 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 210, 86 and HSL 55°, 67%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#DED256#DED256
HEX#DED256
RGBrgb(222, 210, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8235, 0.3373
RGB percentages87.1%, 82.4%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(54.7, 67.3%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.7, 61.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 5.4%, 61.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,602,838
CSS custom property--colour: #DED256;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.46:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#212DA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5662DE
Analogous#DE8E56, #A6DE56
Triadic#56DED2, #D256DE
Split complementary#56A6DE, #8E56DE
Tetradic#56DE8E, #5662DE, #DE56A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G210
B86
Red222 (87.1%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue54.71°
Saturation (HSL)67.33%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G D2 · B 56
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