Colour

#DEDCD2

#DEDCD2
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DEDCD2 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 220, 210 and HSL 50°, 15%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DEDCD2#DEDCD2

HEX#DEDCD2

RGBrgb(222, 220, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8627, 0.8235

RGB percentages87.1%, 86.3%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(50, 15.4%, 84.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 5.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 5.4%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,605,522

CSS custom property--colour: #DEDCD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.27:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#21232D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DEDBD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#DFDCD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#E0DAD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.3 Light grey · ΔE 6.1 Linen · ΔE 8.2 Antique white · ΔE 9.3 Old lace · ΔE 9.7 Sea shell · ΔE 10

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2D4DE

Analogous#DED6D2, #DADED2

Triadic#D2DEDC, #DCD2DE

Split complementary#D2DADE, #D6D2DE

Tetradic#D2DED6, #D2D4DE, #DED2DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F4F3EF

Darker −10%#C8C5B5

Darker −20%#B3AE97

Darker −30%#9D977A

Darker −40%#847E60

More saturated +25%#E8E3C8

Less saturated −25%#D8D8D8

Channel breakdown

R222

G220

B210

Red222 (87.1%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)15.38%

Lightness84.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G DC · B D2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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