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Recognised as Colour

#D8DC00

  • #D8DC00
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#D8DC00 is a yellow with RGB values 216, 220, 0 and HSL 61°, 100%, 43%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#D8DC00#D8DC00
HEX#D8DC00
RGBrgb(216, 220, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8471, 0.8627, 0
RGB percentages84.7%, 86.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(61.1, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.1, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK1.8%, 0%, 100%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,212,096
CSS custom property--colour: #D8DC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.16:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#2723FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EED200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0D629no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E8CDBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 16Gold · ΔE 19.4Yellow green · ΔE 25.8Green yellow · ΔE 32.4Goldenrod · ΔE 36.1Khaki · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 16.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0400DC
Analogous#DC7200, #6ADC00
Triadic#00D8DC, #DC00D8
Split complementary#006ADC, #7200DC
Tetradic#00DC72, #0400DC, #DC006A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFFA9
Lighter +30%#FDFF76
Lighter +20%#FCFF43
Lighter +10%#FBFF10
Darker −10%#A6A900
Darker −20%#747600
Darker −30%#424300
Darker −40%#101000
More saturated +25%#D8DC00
Less saturated −25%#BDC11C

Channel breakdown

R216
G220
B0
Red216 (84.7%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue61.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR D8 · G DC · B 00

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