#DED362

A light, moderate yellow closely aligning with Khaki.

About #DED362

Visually, #DED362 is defined as a moderate yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Khaki. In the RGB color space, it consists of 222 red, 211 green, and 98 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 5% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#DED362
RGB222, 211, 98
HSL54.7°, 65.3%, 62.7%
CMYK0%, 5%, 56%, 13%
HSV54.7°, 55.9%, 87.1%
LAB83.4, -10.4, 56.3
XYZ55.6, 63.0, 20.8
Decimal14603106

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.54:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.60:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.48:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.56:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #DED362; }
.text-color { color: #DED362; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #DED362; }

Similar Colors

Khaki
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