Recognised as Colour
#DED3AC
- #DED3AC
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#DED3AC is a yellow with RGB values 222, 211, 172 and HSL 47°, 43%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#DED3AC#DED3AC
HEX#DED3AC
RGBrgb(222, 211, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8275, 0.6745
RGB percentages87.1%, 82.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(46.8, 43.1%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 22.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 22.5%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,603,180
CSS custom property--colour: #DED3AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.02:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#212C53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ACB7DE
Analogous#DEBAAC, #D0DEAC
Triadic#ACDED3, #D3ACDE
Split complementary#ACD0DE, #BAACDE
Tetradic#ACDEBA, #ACB7DE, #DEACD0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G211
B172
Red222 (87.1%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue46.8°
Saturation (HSL)43.1%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G D3 · B AC
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