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Recognised as Colour

#DEF83B

  • #DEF83B
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#DEF83B is a yellow with RGB values 222, 248, 59 and HSL 68°, 93%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#DEF83B#DEF83B
HEX#DEF83B
RGBrgb(222, 248, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9725, 0.2314
RGB percentages87.1%, 97.3%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(68.3, 93.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(68.3, 76.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK10.5%, 0%, 76.2%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,612,539
CSS custom property--colour: #DEF83B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.6:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#2107C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEC4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ECEAD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 16.9Green yellow · ΔE 22Yellow green · ΔE 23Gold · ΔE 29.9Lawn green · ΔE 37.8Chartreuse · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#553BF8
Analogous#F8B33B, #80F83B
Triadic#3BDEF8, #F83BDE
Split complementary#3B80F8, #B33BF8
Tetradic#3BF8B3, #553BF8, #F83B80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FDCF
Lighter +20%#EFFC9D
Lighter +10%#E6FA6C
Darker −10%#D6F60A
Darker −20%#ACC607
Darker −30%#819505
Darker −40%#566304
More saturated +25%#E3FF34
Less saturated −25%#CCDF54

Channel breakdown

R222
G248
B59
Red222 (87.1%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue68.25°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G F8 · B 3B

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