What color is #DEAD00?

#DEAD00 is a vivid yellow known as Mortal Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mortal Yellow?

The RGB value is 222, 173, 0: 222 red, 173 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mortal Yellow?

The complementary color is #0031DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEAD00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mortal Yellow color: hex code #DEAD00

#DEAD00 rgb(222, 173, 0)

Shades of yellow

Mortal Yellow has the hex code #DEAD00. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 67.8% green and 0% blue (222, 173, 0).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 100% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 100% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

Mortal Yellow (#DEAD00) color codes

HEX	`#DEAD00`
RGB	`rgb(222, 173, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 67.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 100%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 100%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 100%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.17, 5.56, 76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.17, 76.21, 85.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.071, 45.42, 6.393)`
Decimal	`14593280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mortal Yellow, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DEAD00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEAD00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DEAD00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dead00; }
.text { color: #dead00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dead00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 173 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dead00, #a0de00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DEAD00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DEAD00?: #DEAD00 is a vivid yellow known as Mortal Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mortal Yellow?: The RGB value is 222, 173, 0: 222 red, 173 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mortal Yellow?: The complementary color is #0031DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEAD00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.