All About Color #DEC221

#DEC221

About #DEC221

#DEC221 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #DEC221. In RGB it is red 222, green 194, blue 33; in HSL it is hue 51°, saturation 74%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 0%, 13%, 85%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 1.77:1 on white and 11.84:1 on black.

#DEC221 Color Conversion

Hex tripletDE, C2, 21
CMYK0.00%, 12.61%, 85.14%, 12.94%
RGB Decimal222, 194, 33
HSL51°, 74%, 50%
RGB Octal336, 302, 41
HSV (HSB)51.11°, 85.14%, 87.06%
RGB Binary11011110, 11000010, 100001
CIE-L*AB78.59, -4.93, 75.05
RGB Percent87.06%, 76.08%, 12.94%
CIE-L*CH78.59, 75.22, 93.76
XYZ49.69, 54.22, 9.29
CIE-L*UV78.59, 25.82, 81.18
xyY0.44, 0.48, 54.22
Hunter-Lab73.64, -8.41, 44.07
RYB25.83%, 87.06%, 12.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DEC221 on a dark background: contrast 11.84:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#DEC221 on a light background: contrast 1.77:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DEC221, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #DEC221. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#DEC221 · #EAD871 · #8E7C15 · #213DDE · #7183EA

Analogous palette

#DE213D · #DE6321 · #DEC221 · #9CDE21 · #3DDE21

Triadic palette

#DEC221 · #21DEC2 · #C221DE · #EAD871 · #71EAD8

Tetradic palette

#DEC221 · #21DE63 · #213DDE · #DE219C · #8E7C15

Monochromatic palette

#594D0D · #9B8717 · #DEC221 · #E8D464 · #F2E6A6

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