Colour

#DEDFD8

#DEDFD8
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gainsboro

#DEDFD8 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 223, 216 and HSL 69°, 10%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DEDFD8#DEDFD8

HEX#DEDFD8

RGBrgb(222, 223, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8745, 0.8471

RGB percentages87.1%, 87.5%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(68.6, 9.9%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 3.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK0.4%, 0%, 3.1%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,606,296

CSS custom property--colour: #DEDFD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.65:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#212027

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0DED8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#E0DED8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#DFDEDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 3.8 Light grey · ΔE 5.4 Linen · ΔE 8 White smoke · ΔE 8.8 Sea shell · ΔE 9.4 Old lace · ΔE 9.7

Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 3.75, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9D8DF

Analogous#DFDDD8, #DBDFD8

Triadic#D8DEDF, #DFD8DE

Split complementary#D8DBDF, #DDD8DF

Tetradic#D8DFDD, #D9D8DF, #DFD8DB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F6F6F4

Darker −10%#C6C8BC

Darker −20%#AFB1A0

Darker −30%#979A84

Darker −40%#7E816A

More saturated +25%#E4E8CF

Less saturated −25%#DCDCDC

Channel breakdown

R222

G223

B216

Red222 (87.1%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue68.57°

Saturation (HSL)9.86%

Lightness86.08%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DE · G DF · B D8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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