Recognised as Colour
#DEE887
- #DEE887
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#DEE887 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 232, 135 and HSL 66°, 68%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#DEE887#DEE887
HEX#DEE887
RGBrgb(222, 232, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9098, 0.5294
RGB percentages87.1%, 91%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(66.2, 67.8%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.2, 41.8%, 91%)
CMYK4.3%, 0%, 41.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,608,519
CSS custom property--colour: #DEE887;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#211778
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9187E8
Analogous#E8C287, #ADE887
Triadic#87DEE8, #E887DE
Split complementary#87ADE8, #C287E8
Tetradic#87E8C2, #9187E8, #E887AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G232
B135
Red222 (87.1%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue66.19°
Saturation (HSL)67.83%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G E8 · B 87
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