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Recognised as Colour

#DEFD36

  • #DEFD36
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#DEFD36 is a yellow with RGB values 222, 253, 54 and HSL 69°, 98%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#DEFD36#DEFD36
HEX#DEFD36
RGBrgb(222, 253, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.9922, 0.2118
RGB percentages87.1%, 99.2%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(69.3, 98%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.3, 78.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK12.3%, 0%, 78.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,613,814
CSS custom property--colour: #DEFD36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.21:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#2102C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEF4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#ECEFD9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 16.2Green yellow · ΔE 19.7Yellow green · ΔE 24.9Gold · ΔE 32.2Lawn green · ΔE 35.3Chartreuse · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5536FD
Analogous#FDB836, #7BFD36
Triadic#36DEFD, #FD36DE
Split complementary#367BFD, #B836FD
Tetradic#36FDB8, #5536FD, #FD367B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FFCD
Lighter +20%#EFFE9B
Lighter +10%#E6FE68
Darker −10%#D6FC04
Darker −20%#ACCB02
Darker −30%#819802
Darker −40%#566601
More saturated +25%#DFFF34
Less saturated −25%#CDE44F

Channel breakdown

R222
G253
B54
Red222 (87.1%)
Green253 (99.2%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue69.35°
Saturation (HSL)98.03%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G FD · B 36

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