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Recognised as Colour

#DEF52B

  • #DEF52B
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#DEF52B is a yellow with RGB values 222, 245, 43 and HSL 67°, 91%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#DEF52B#DEF52B
HEX#DEF52B
RGBrgb(222, 245, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9608, 0.1686
RGB percentages87.1%, 96.1%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(66.8, 91%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.8, 82.4%, 96.1%)
CMYK9.4%, 0%, 82.4%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,611,755
CSS custom property--colour: #DEF52B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness224 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.2:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#210AD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEA42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ECE7D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 14.1Green yellow · ΔE 22.9Yellow green · ΔE 24.9Gold · ΔE 28.4Lawn green · ΔE 38.3Chartreuse · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 14.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#422BF5
Analogous#F5A72B, #79F52B
Triadic#2BDEF5, #F52BDE
Split complementary#2B79F5, #A72BF5
Tetradic#2BF5A7, #422BF5, #F52B79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFEEE
Lighter +30%#F5FCBD
Lighter +20%#EDFA8C
Lighter +10%#E6F75C
Darker −10%#CAE20B
Darker −20%#9EB208
Darker −30%#738106
Darker −40%#485004
More saturated +25%#E6FF21
Less saturated −25%#C9D947

Channel breakdown

R222
G245
B43
Red222 (87.1%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue66.83°
Saturation (HSL)90.99%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G F5 · B 2B

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