Recognised as Colour
#DED738
- #DED738
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DED738 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 215, 56 and HSL 57°, 72%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DED738#DED738
HEX#DED738
RGBrgb(222, 215, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8431, 0.2196
RGB percentages87.1%, 84.3%, 22%
HSLhsl(57.5, 71.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 74.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 3.2%, 74.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,604,088
CSS custom property--colour: #DED738;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.88:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#2128C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#383FDE
Analogous#DE8438, #92DE38
Triadic#38DED7, #D738DE
Split complementary#3892DE, #8438DE
Tetradic#38DE84, #383FDE, #DE3892
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G215
B56
Red222 (87.1%)
Green215 (84.3%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue57.47°
Saturation (HSL)71.55%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G D7 · B 38
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