Colour

#DEDE59

#DEDE59
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DEDE59 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 222, 89 and HSL 60°, 67%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DEDE59#DEDE59

HEX#DEDE59

RGBrgb(222, 222, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8706, 0.349

RGB percentages87.1%, 87.1%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(60, 66.8%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 59.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 59.9%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,605,913

CSS custom property--colour: #DEDE59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.7:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#2121A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFD549no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0DA61no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Tritanopia#EDD1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 20.3 Yellow green · ΔE 23.8 Gold · ΔE 27.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.9 Yellow · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 20.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5959DE

Analogous#DE9C59, #9CDE59

Triadic#59DEDE, #DE59DE

Split complementary#599CDE, #9C59DE

Tetradic#59DE9C, #5959DE, #DE599C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F7D9

Lighter +20%#EFEFAE

Lighter +10%#E6E684

Darker −10%#D6D62E

Darker −20%#AEAE23

Darker −30%#84841A

Darker −40%#595912

More saturated +25%#F7F740

Less saturated −25%#C5C572

Channel breakdown

R222

G222

B89

Red222 (87.1%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)66.83%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR DE · G DE · B 59

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Colour harmonies

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