Recognised as Colour

#DEEC8A

#DEEC8A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#DEEC8A is a yellow with RGB values 222, 236, 138 and HSL 69°, 72%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#DEEC8A#DEEC8A

HEX#DEEC8A

RGBrgb(222, 236, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9255, 0.5412

RGB percentages87.1%, 92.5%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(68.6, 72.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.6, 41.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK5.9%, 0%, 41.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,609,546

CSS custom property--colour: #DEEC8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.47:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2

Inverted#211375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8E382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7E58Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E8E2D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19 Dark khaki · ΔE 21 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 28.2 Light green · ΔE 28.9 Moccasin · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#988AEC

Analogous#ECC98A, #ADEC8A

Triadic#8ADEEC, #EC8ADE

Split complementary#8AADEC, #C98AEC

Tetradic#8AECC9, #988AEC, #EC8AAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7FAE2

Lighter +10%#EAF3B6

Darker −10%#D2E55E

Darker −20%#C5DE32

Darker −30%#A7BE1F

Darker −40%#819218

More saturated +25%#EAFD79

Less saturated −25%#D2DB9B

Channel breakdown

R222

G236

B138

Red222 (87.1%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue68.57°

Saturation (HSL)72.06%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DE · G EC · B 8A

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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