Colour

#DEDE68

#DEDE68
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DEDE68 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 222, 104 and HSL 60°, 64%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DEDE68#DEDE68

HEX#DEDE68

RGBrgb(222, 222, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8706, 0.4078

RGB percentages87.1%, 87.1%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(60, 64.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 53.2%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 53.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,605,928

CSS custom property--colour: #DEDE68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.75:1

Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#212197

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EED65Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFDA6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#ECD2C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.9 Yellow green · ΔE 26.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.9 Gold · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6868DE

Analogous#DEA368, #A3DE68

Triadic#68DEDE, #DE68DE

Split complementary#68A3DE, #A368DE

Tetradic#68DEA3, #6868DE, #DE68A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F9E6

Lighter +20%#F0F0BC

Lighter +10%#E7E792

Darker −10%#D5D53E

Darker −20%#B8B828

Darker −30%#8E8E1F

Darker −40%#646416

More saturated +25%#F5F551

Less saturated −25%#C7C77F

Channel breakdown

R222

G222

B104

Red222 (87.1%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)64.13%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR DE · G DE · B 68

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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