Colour
#DEDD22
- #DEDD22
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#DEDD22 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 221, 34 and HSL 60°, 74%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#DEDD22#DEDD22
HEX#DEDD22
RGBrgb(222, 221, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8667, 0.1333
RGB percentages87.1%, 86.7%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(59.7, 74%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.7, 84.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 84.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,605,602
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDD22;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67358WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.47:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#2122DD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2223DE
Analogous#DE7F22, #81DE22
Triadic#22DEDD, #DD22DE
Split complementary#2281DE, #7F22DE
Tetradic#22DE7F, #2223DE, #DE2281
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G221
B34
Red222 (87.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue59.68°
Saturation (HSL)74.02%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G DD · B 22
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