Recognised as Colour
#DEE002
- #DEE002
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow
#DEE002 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 224, 2 and HSL 61°, 98%, 44%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.
Colour values
#DEE002#DEE002
HEX#DEE002
RGBrgb(222, 224, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8784, 0.0078
RGB percentages87.1%, 87.8%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(60.5, 98.2%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.5, 99.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK0.9%, 0%, 99.1%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,606,338
CSS custom property--colour: #DEE002;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.77:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#211FFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0402E0
Analogous#E07302, #6FE002
Triadic#02DEE0, #E002DE
Split complementary#026FE0, #7302E0
Tetradic#02E073, #0402E0, #E0026F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G224
B2
Red222 (87.1%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue60.54°
Saturation (HSL)98.23%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G E0 · B 02
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