Recognised as Colour
#DED638
- #DED638
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DED638 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 214, 56 and HSL 57°, 72%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DED638#DED638
HEX#DED638
RGBrgb(222, 214, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8392, 0.2196
RGB percentages87.1%, 83.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(57.1, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.1, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.6%, 74.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,603,832
CSS custom property--colour: #DED638;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.78:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#2129C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3840DE
Analogous#DE8338, #93DE38
Triadic#38DED6, #D638DE
Split complementary#3893DE, #8338DE
Tetradic#38DE83, #3840DE, #DE3893
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G214
B56
Red222 (87.1%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue57.11°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G D6 · B 38
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