Recognised as Colour
#DEED5A
- #DEED5A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#DEED5A is a yellow with RGB values 222, 237, 90 and HSL 66°, 80%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#DEED5A#DEED5A
HEX#DEED5A
RGBrgb(222, 237, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9294, 0.3529
RGB percentages87.1%, 92.9%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(66.1, 80.3%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.1, 62%, 92.9%)
CMYK6.3%, 0%, 62%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,609,754
CSS custom property--colour: #DEED5A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.37:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#2112A5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#695AED
Analogous#EDB25A, #95ED5A
Triadic#5ADEED, #ED5ADE
Split complementary#5A95ED, #B35AED
Tetradic#5AEDB2, #695AED, #ED5A95
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G237
B90
Red222 (87.1%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue66.12°
Saturation (HSL)80.33%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G ED · B 5A
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