Colour
#DEDD4A
- #DEDD4A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#DEDD4A is a yellow with RGB values 222, 221, 74 and HSL 60°, 69%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#DEDD4A#DEDD4A
HEX#DEDD4A
RGBrgb(222, 221, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8667, 0.2902
RGB percentages87.1%, 86.7%, 29%
HSLhsl(59.6, 69.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.6, 66.7%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 0.5%, 66.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,605,642
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDD4A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.55:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#2122B5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A4BDE
Analogous#DE934A, #95DE4A
Triadic#4ADEDD, #DD4ADE
Split complementary#4A95DE, #934ADE
Tetradic#4ADE93, #4A4BDE, #DE4A95
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G221
B74
Red222 (87.1%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue59.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.16%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DE · G DD · B 4A
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