Recognised as Colour

#DFE246

#DFE246
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#DFE246 is a yellow with RGB values 223, 226, 70 and HSL 61°, 73%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#DFE246#DFE246

HEX#DFE246

RGBrgb(223, 226, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.8745, 0.8863, 0.2745

RGB percentages87.5%, 88.6%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(61.2, 72.9%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.2, 69%, 88.6%)

CMYK1.3%, 0%, 69%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,672,454

CSS custom property--colour: #DFE246;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.1:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#201DB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F3D82Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F5DD51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#EED4C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 22.3 Gold · ΔE 23.1 Yellow · ΔE 24.9 Khaki · ΔE 28.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.4 Green yellow · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 22.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4946E2

Analogous#E29746, #91E246

Triadic#46DFE2, #E246DF

Split complementary#4691E2, #9746E2

Tetradic#46E297, #4946E2, #E24691

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEF6

Lighter +30%#F6F7CA

Lighter +20%#EEF09E

Lighter +10%#E7E972

Darker −10%#D0D421

Darker −20%#A5A81A

Darker −30%#7A7C13

Darker −40%#4E500C

More saturated +25%#F9FD2B

Less saturated −25%#C5C761

Channel breakdown

R223

G226

B70

Red223 (87.5%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue61.15°

Saturation (HSL)72.9%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR DF · G E2 · B 46

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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