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Recognised as Colour

#DEDE89

  • #DEDE89
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#DEDE89 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 222, 137 and HSL 60°, 56%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DEDE89#DEDE89
HEX#DEDE89
RGBrgb(222, 222, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8706, 0.5373
RGB percentages87.1%, 87.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(60, 56.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 38.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 38.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,605,961
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDE89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.92:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#212176

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBD783no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECDB8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E9D4C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.6Dark khaki · ΔE 14.1Navajo white · ΔE 21.8Moccasin · ΔE 21.9Wheat · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8989DE
Analogous#DEB389, #B3DE89
Triadic#89DEDE, #DE89DE
Split complementary#89B3DE, #B389DE
Tetradic#89DEB3, #8989DE, #DE89B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F4D9
Lighter +10%#E9E9B1
Darker −10%#D3D361
Darker −20%#C8C839
Darker −30%#A1A12D
Darker −40%#797922
More saturated +25%#F1F176
Less saturated −25%#CBCB9C

Channel breakdown

R222
G222
B137
Red222 (87.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)56.29%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DE · G DE · B 89

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