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Recognised as Colour

#DEFF2A

  • #DEFF2A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#DEFF2A is a yellow with RGB values 222, 255, 42 and HSL 69°, 100%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#DEFF2A#DEFF2A
HEX#DEFF2A
RGBrgb(222, 255, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 1, 0.1647
RGB percentages87.1%, 100%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(69.3, 100%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.3, 83.5%, 100%)
CMYK12.9%, 0%, 83.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,614,314
CSS custom property--colour: #DEFF2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.87217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.44:1
Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#2100D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFF000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF143no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ECF1DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 15.1Green yellow · ΔE 19Yellow green · ΔE 27.4Gold · ΔE 33.3Lawn green · ΔE 34.1Chartreuse · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B2AFF
Analogous#FFB62A, #73FF2A
Triadic#2ADEFF, #FF2ADE
Split complementary#2A73FF, #B62AFF
Tetradic#2AFFB6, #4B2AFF, #FF2A73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFF6
Lighter +30%#F6FFC3
Lighter +20%#EEFF90
Lighter +10%#E6FF5D
Darker −10%#D0F600
Darker −20%#A5C300
Darker −30%#7A9000
Darker −40%#4F5D00
More saturated +25%#DEFF2A
Less saturated −25%#CCE445

Channel breakdown

R222
G255
B42
Red222 (87.1%)
Green255 (100%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue69.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR DE · G FF · B 2A

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