#debc00

Color #debc00

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 13.07 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#debc00

RGB

rgb(222, 188, 0)

HSL

hsl(50.8, 100%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.8, 100%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 100%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(76.98, -2.3, 78.67)

LCH

lch(76.98, 78.7, 91.67)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.1647, 95.86)

HWB

hwb(50.8, 0%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0022de

Analogous

#de4d00

#debc00

#91de00

Triadic

#debc00

#00debc

#bc00de

Split-complementary

#debc00

#0091de

#4d00de

Tetradic

#debc00

#22de00

#0022de

#bc00de

Square

#debc00

#00de4d

#0022de

#de0091

Shades

Color #debc00 mixed toward black.

#b99d00

#947d00

#6f5e00

#4a3f00

#251f00

Tints

Color #debc00 mixed toward white.

#ffda0f

#ffe23f

#ffe96f

#fff09f

#fff8cf

Tones

Color #debc00 mixed toward gray.

#cbaf12

#b9a225

#a69537

#94894a

#817c5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0d062 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#d2d56c · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#dc8186 · ΔE 44.1

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 28.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #debc00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#debc00]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#debc00 (#debc00) is rgb(222, 188, 0) in RGB.

No, #debc00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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