Colour

#DEDB26

#DEDB26
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#DEDB26 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 219, 38 and HSL 59°, 74%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#DEDB26#DEDB26

HEX#DEDB26

RGBrgb(222, 219, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8588, 0.149

RGB percentages87.1%, 85.9%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(59, 73.6%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59, 82.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 1.4%, 82.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,605,094

CSS custom property--colour: #DEDB26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.27:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#2124D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EED200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D739no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#EFCCBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 17.4 Yellow · ΔE 19.7 Yellow green · ΔE 25.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.4 Khaki · ΔE 35.7 Green yellow · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 17.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2629DE

Analogous#DE7F26, #85DE26

Triadic#26DEDB, #DB26DE

Split complementary#2685DE, #7F26DE

Tetradic#26DE7F, #2629DE, #DE2685

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9F8D7

Lighter +30%#F2F1AB

Lighter +20%#EBEA7F

Lighter +10%#E5E252

Darker −10%#B5B31C

Darker −20%#898715

Darker −30%#5D5C0E

Darker −40%#313007

More saturated +25%#FDF907

Less saturated −25%#BFBD45

Channel breakdown

R222

G219

B38

Red222 (87.1%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue59.02°

Saturation (HSL)73.6%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G DB · B 26

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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