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Recognised as Colour

#DEDCCD

  • #DEDCCD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DEDCCD is a yellow with RGB values 222, 220, 205 and HSL 53°, 20%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DEDCCD#DEDCCD
HEX#DEDCCD
RGBrgb(222, 220, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8627, 0.8039
RGB percentages87.1%, 86.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(52.9, 20.5%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 7.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 0.9%, 7.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,605,517
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDCCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.22:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#212332

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFDBCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E0DCCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#E1DAD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.8Antique white · ΔE 8.2Light grey · ΔE 8.4Linen · ΔE 8.7Old lace · ΔE 9.5Beige · ΔE 9.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCFDE
Analogous#DED4CD, #D8DECD
Triadic#CDDEDC, #DCCDDE
Split complementary#CDD8DE, #D4CDDE
Tetradic#CDDED4, #CDCFDE, #DECDD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F2F2EC
Darker −10%#CAC6AE
Darker −20%#B5B190
Darker −30%#A19B71
Darker −40%#868159
More saturated +25%#E8E4C3
Less saturated −25%#D6D6D6

Channel breakdown

R222
G220
B205
Red222 (87.1%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue52.94°
Saturation (HSL)20.48%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G DC · B CD

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