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Recognised as Colour

#DEDEBC

  • #DEDEBC
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#DEDEBC is a yellow with RGB values 222, 222, 188 and HSL 60°, 34%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#DEDEBC#DEDEBC
HEX#DEDEBC
RGBrgb(222, 222, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8706, 0.7373
RGB percentages87.1%, 87.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(60, 34%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 15.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 15.3%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,606,012
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDEBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.28:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#212143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4DBBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5DDBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#E3D9D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 9.6Blanched almond · ΔE 10Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10Wheat · ΔE 10.4Papaya whip · ΔE 10.4Cornsilk · ΔE 10.6
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 9.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCBCDE
Analogous#DECDBC, #CDDEBC
Triadic#BCDEDE, #DEBCDE
Split complementary#BCCDDE, #CDBCDE
Tetradic#BCDECD, #BCBCDE, #DEBCCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EFEFDE
Darker −10%#CDCD9A
Darker −20%#BCBC78
Darker −30%#ACAC55
Darker −40%#8A8A44
More saturated +25%#EBEBB0
Less saturated −25%#D2D2C9

Channel breakdown

R222
G222
B188
Red222 (87.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)34%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR DE · G DE · B BC

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