Colour

#DEE84A

#DEE84A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#DEE84A is a yellow with RGB values 222, 232, 74 and HSL 64°, 77%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#DEE84A#DEE84A

HEX#DEE84A

RGBrgb(222, 232, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9098, 0.2902

RGB percentages87.1%, 91%, 29%

HSLhsl(63.8, 77.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.8, 68.1%, 91%)

CMYK4.3%, 0%, 68.1%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,608,458

CSS custom property--colour: #DEE84A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.75:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#2117B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9DD31no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9E156no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EDDAC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 20.6 Yellow · ΔE 24.1 Gold · ΔE 25.5 Khaki · ΔE 30 Green yellow · ΔE 32 Goldenrod · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 20.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#544AE8

Analogous#E8A34A, #8FE84A

Triadic#4ADEE8, #E84ADE

Split complementary#4A8FE8, #A34AE8

Tetradic#4AE8A3, #544AE8, #E84A8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7F9D2

Lighter +20%#EEF3A5

Lighter +10%#E6EE77

Darker −10%#D6E21D

Darker −20%#ABB517

Darker −30%#808811

Darker −40%#555B0C

More saturated +25%#F2FF33

Less saturated −25%#C8CF63

Channel breakdown

R222

G232

B74

Red222 (87.1%)

Green232 (91%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue63.8°

Saturation (HSL)77.45%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DE · G E8 · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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