Recognised as Colour
#DED700
- #DED700
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DED700 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 215, 0 and HSL 58°, 100%, 44%. 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
#DED700#DED700
HEX#DED700
RGBrgb(222, 215, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8431, 0
RGB percentages87.1%, 84.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(58.1, 100%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.1, 100%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 100%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,604,032
CSS custom property--colour: #DED700;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.83:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#2128FF
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 text13.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0007DE
Analogous#DE6800, #76DE00
Triadic#00DED7, #D700DE
Split complementary#0076DE, #6800DE
Tetradic#00DE68, #0007DE, #DE0076
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G215
B0
Red222 (87.1%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue58.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G D7 · B 00
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